This legless skink was found under debris 1 km east of Port Nolloth in Cape Province, South Africa.
These skinks were found in the sandy dunes of Griffith Bay in Luderitz in southwestern Namibia. The specimen on the right displays the typical coloration of the species while the specimen on the left shows the less common melanistic form.
Typhlosaurus are one of a number of genera of Skink (family Scincidae), characterized by their lack of limbs.
