Praeteropus brevicollis

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Praeteropus brevicollis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Praeteropus
Species:
P. brevicollis
Binomial name
Praeteropus brevicollis
Greer & Cogger, 1985

The short-necked worm-skink (Praeteropus brevicollis) is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia. [2] It has a similar resemblance to an Earthworm.

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References

  1. Hobson, R.; Wilson, S.; Vanderduys, E.; Sanderson, C.; Venz, M.; Hutchinson, M. (2018). "Anomalopus brevicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T178587A101749589. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178587A101749589.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Praeteropus brevicollis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.