| Haackgreerius | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Haackgreerius Lanza, 1983 |
| Species: | H. miopus |
| Binomial name | |
| Haackgreerius miopus | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Haackgreerius is agenus ofskink, alizard in thefamilyScincidae. The genusHaackgreerius isendemic to coastal Somalia and contains onespecies.
Thegeneric name,Haackgreerius, is in honor ofSouth AfricanherpetologistWulf Dietrich Haacke andAustralian herpetologistAllen E. Greer.[3]
The genusHaackgreerius isendemic to coastalSomalia.[2]
The genusHaackgreerius ismonotypic, containing a single species,Haackgreerius miopus.
The preferred naturalhabitat ofH. miopus isshrubland.[1]
The eye ofH. miopus is vestigial and is covered by an undifferentiated ocular scale. The front legs are absent, but hind legs are present. Each hind foot has only two toes.[2]
Themode of reproduction ofH. miopus is unknown.[1][2]
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