Wildlifeof Thailand
Miriam's Legless Skink
Scincidae
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Brachymeles miriamae
Basic stats
Diet
Small soil invertebrates
Habitat
Loose soil and leaf litter
Range
North-eastern Thailand
This highly elongated burrowing skink has greatly reduced limbs and spends much of its life beneath soil and litter (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Vulnerable (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Miriam's Legless Skink eat?
- Small soil invertebrates
- What habitat does the Miriam's Legless Skink live in?
- Loose soil and leaf litter
- Where is the Miriam's Legless Skink found?
- North-eastern Thailand