Haacke's legless skink


Haacke's legless skink '', also known commonly as Brain's legless skink and Brain's blind legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.

Etymology

The specific name, braini, is in honor of paleontologist Charles [Kimberlin Brain].

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. braini is desert, at altitudes of.

Description

T. braini is limbless, slender, and uniformly light pink. Adults have a snout-to-vent length of.

Behavior

Having no limbs, T. braini "swims" in sand dunes, both under the surface and at the surface.

Diet

The diet of T. braini consists of termites and insect larvae.

Reproduction

T. braini is viviparous.

Predators

T. braini is preyed upon by the Namib golden mole.