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Anomalopus mackayi

Anomalopus mackayi, commonly known as the five-clawed worm skink, the long-legged worm skink, and Mackay's burrowing skink, is a species of smooth-scaled burrowing skink, a lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to eastern Australia.

Etymology
The specific name, mackayi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Roy D. Mackay. ==Behaviour and habitat==
Behaviour and habitat
Anomalopus mackayi generally burrows in areas with black soil and few trees. ==Description==
Description
Anomalopus mackayi usually grows to a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about . A. mackayi is similar to A. leuckartii but with distinctly didactyle (having two digits) hindlimbs, a central dark spot within each individual scale, and is yellow-green below with darker flecks (Cogger 2000). ==Reproduction==
Reproduction
Adult females of Anomalopus mackayi give birth to live young by ovoviviparity. ==Conservation status==
Conservation status
Anomalopus mackayi is listed as "Least Concern" under the 2018 IUCN Red List, ==References==
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