''Scelotes anguinus'',
[ Raw, LRG. 2022. Historical and current misuse of gender agreement in the names of South African lizard species. ''ZooNova'' 18: 1-5. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6497956] the Algoa dwarf burrowing skink or Boulenger's burrowing skink, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia al ...
which is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...
.
Note that the correct name for this species is ''anguinus''. The name ''anguineus'' is a synonym of a different species ''Scelotes bipes''.
References
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anguineus
Reptiles of South Africa
Reptiles described in 1887
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger