Haacke's legless skink

Haacke's legless skink (Typhlosaurus braini), also known commonly as Brain's legless skink and Brain's blind legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.

Etymology
The specific name, braini, is in honor of paleontologist Charles Kimberlin Brain.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. braini is desert, at altitudes of 50 –.

Description
T. braini is limbless, slender, and uniformly light pink. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 15 –.

Behavior
Having no limbs, T. braini "swims" in sand dunes, both under the surface and at the surface.

Diet
The diet of T. braini consists of termites and insect larvae.

Reproduction
T. braini is viviparous.

Predators
T. braini is preyed upon by the Namib golden mole (Eremitalpa granti namibensis).