NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Dotted Blind Dart Skink
Typhlacontias punctatissimus Bocage, 1873
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Typhlacontias punctatissimus, also known commonly as the dotted blind dart skink, the speckled burrowing skink, and the speckled western burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to southern Africa. Three subspecies are recognized.
Wikipedia contributors, Typhlacontias punctatissimus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:35:37.120688+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Typhlacontias punctatissimus Bocage, 1873
- Name authority
- Bocage, 1873
- Common name
- Dotted Blind Dart Skink
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Typhlacontias
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyScincidae
- subfamilyScincinae
- genusTyphlacontias
- speciesTyphlacontias punctatissimus Bocage, 1873
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Typhlacontias. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Roux's Blind Dart SkinkTyphlacontias gracilis Roux, 1907 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Katavi blind dart skinkTyphlacontias kataviensis Broadley, 2006 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rohan's Blind Dart SkinkTyphlacontias rohani Angel, 1923 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rudebeck’s Western Burrowing SkinkTyphlacontias rudebecki Haacke, 1997 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Johnson’s Western Burrowing SkinkTyphlacontias johnsonii Andersson, 1916 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Typhlacontias bogerti Laurent, 1964 Laurent, 1964 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Typhlacontias&species=punctatissimus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:59VDF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.