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  1. Morphological variation and geographical distribution in the South African lizards <em>Typhlosaurus caecus</em> (Cuvier 1817) and <em>Typhlosaurus vermis</em> Boulenger 1887 (Scincidae: Acontinae)

    Morphological variation and geographical distribution in the South African lizards Typhlosaurus caecus (Cuvier 1817) and Typhlosaurus vermis Boulenger 1887 (Scincidae: Acontinae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: MichaelF. Bates --- , South Africa Neil J.L. Heideman --- , South Africa BrianA. Wilson --- Soghne College of Education, South Africa Martin G.J. Hendricks --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Nulfa Don --- Soghne College of Education, South Africa Carlos Moses --- Soghne College of Education, South Africa
    The most recent evaluation of morphological variation in Typhlosaurus caecus was based on only six specimens, including one from Port Nolloth here referred to T. vermis. We report on morphological variation in 25 T. caecus and 33 T. vermis from...
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  2. <em>Typhlosaurus jappi</em> Broadley, 1968, a Valid Species of Acontine Skink

    Typhlosaurus jappi Broadley, 1968, a Valid Species of Acontine Skink

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Victoria Schneider --- Villanova University, USA AaronM. Bauer --- Villanova University, USA
    New evidence from scalation, dental, and reproductive traits supports the recognition of the Barotseland Blind Legless Skink, Typhlosaurus jappi, as a valid species distinct from T. lineatus.
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  3. A new species of African legless skink, genus <em>Acontias</em> Cuvier, 1816 “1817” (Squamata: Scincidae) from Serra da Neve inselberg, south-western Angola

    A new species of African legless skink, genus Acontias Cuvier, 1816 “1817” (Squamata: Scincidae) from Serra da Neve inselberg, south-western Angola

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Mariana P. Marques --- Carnegie Museum of Natural History, USA Diogo Parrinha --- Universidade do Porto, Portugal Arthur Tiutenko --- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany Manuel Lopes-Lima --- Universidade do Porto, Portugal Aaron M. Bauer --- Villanova University, USA Luis M. P. Ceríaco --- Universidade do Porto, Portugal
    During a recent survey of the Serra da Neve inselberg in south-western Angola, a population of legless skinks of the genus Acontias was found. Only three species of this genus have been recorded for the country so far – A...
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