Cuvier's Blind Legless Skink

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Typhlosaurus caecus

Cuvier's Blind Legless Skink, a reference photo
Photo: Jacques van der Merwe · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The southern blind legless skink (Typhlosaurus caecus), also known commonly as Cuvier's legless skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Acontinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Cuvier's Blind Legless Skink being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Scincidae
Species
Typhlosaurus caecus

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