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Scelotes
''Scelotes'' is a genus of small African skinks. Species The following 21 species are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org *''Scelotes anguinus'' (George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger, 1887) – Algoa dwarf burrowing skink, Boulenger's burrowing skink, *''Scelotes arenicola'' (Wilhelm Peters, W. Peters, 1854) – Zululand dwarf burrowing skink *''Scelotes bidigittatus'' Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons, V. FitzSimons, 1930 – Lowveld dwarf burrowing skink *''Scelotes bipes'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 1766) – silvery dwarf burrowing skink, common burrowing skink *''Scelotes caffer'' (W. Peters, 1861) – Cape dwarf burrowing skink, Peters's burrowing skink *''Scelotes capensis'' (Andrew Smith (zoologist), A. Smith, 1849) – western dwarf burrowing skink, cape burrowing skink *''Scelotes duttoni'' Donald George Broadley, Broadley, 1990 *''Scelotes farquharsoni'' species:Lynn Roy Graham Raw, Raw, 2020 (''Scelotes farquharsoni'', new species). *''Scelotes fitzsim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scelotes Gronovii
Gronovi's dwarf burrowing skink (''Scelotes gronovii)'' is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to South Africa. Etymology Both the specific name, ''gronovii'', and the common name are in honour of Dutch naturalist Laurens Theodorus Gronovius. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Scelotes gronovii'', p. 109). Description ''S. gronovii'' has no front legs, and each back leg has only one toe. The snout-to-vent length (SVL) of adults is usually , and the maximum recorded SVL is .Branch (2004). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''S. gronovii'' is sparse sandy shrubland in the southwestern coastal margins of the Western Cape (including Dassen Island), at altitudes below . Behaviour ''S. gronovii'' is terrestrial and fossorial. Reproduction ''S. gronovii'' is ovoviviparous. A litter consists of one or two new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scelotes Fitzsimonsi
''Scelotes fitzsimonsi'', commonly known as Fitzsimons' dwarf burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to southern Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''fitzsimonsi'', is in honor of South African herpetologist (Mr.) Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons. Description ''S. fitzsimonsi'' has neither front legs nor back legs. Dorsally, it is light bronze on the body and bluish gray on the tail. Ventrally, it is greyish white. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The tail length is equal to or slightly greater than SVL. Branch, Bill (2004). ''Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa''. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. . (''Scelotes fitzsimonsi'', p. 144). Distribution and habitat ''S. fitzsimonsi'' is found in Mozambique and South Africa. The preferred natural habitat of ''S. fitzsimonsi'' is coastal dune forest, up to an altitude of . Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scelotes Limpopoensis
The Limpopo burrowing skink (''Scelotes limpopoensis'') is a lizard species found in the Limpopo River valley in South Africa. This species lost the forelimbs entirely and the hind limbs are reduced to only two digits. Taxonomy There are two sub-species: * ''Scelotes limpopoensis albiventris'' JACOBSEN 1987 - first described in the Langjan Nature Reserve * ''Scelotes limpopoensis limpopoensis'' FITZSIMONS 1930 Although both sub-species occupy a similar habitat the range of ''S. l. albiventris'' is smaller than ''S. l. limpopoensis'' and they have not been discovered in sympatry In biology, two closely related species or populations are considered sympatric when they exist in the same geographic area and thus frequently encounter each other. An initially interbreeding population that splits into two or more distinct spe ..., and may probably be a full species. References External links biodiversityexplorer.org Scelotes Reptiles of South Africa Skinks of Africa Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scelotes Kasneri
Kasner's dwarf burrowing skink (''Scelotes kasneri)'', also known commonly as Kasner's burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species endemic to South Africa. Geographic range ''S. kasneri'' is indigenous to the Western Cape coast of South Africa. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''S. kasneri'' is dunes and sandy soil, at elevations from sea level to . Description The limbs of ''S. kasneri'' are greatly reduced. The forelimbs are entirely lost, and each hind limb retains only two digits. Behavior ''S. kasneri'' is terrestrial and fossorial. Reproduction ''S. kasneri'' is ovoviviparous. Etymology The specific name, ''kasneri'', as well as the common names, are in honor of J.H. Kasner, collector of the type specimen In biology, a type is a particular wikt:en:specimen, specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated. In other words, a type is an examp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scelotes Duttoni
''Scelotes duttoni'' is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Bazaruto Archipelago in Mozambique. Etymology The specific name, ''duttoni'', is in honor of South African ecologist Paul Dutton. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Scelotes duttoni'', p. 78). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''S. duttoni'' is the supralittoral zone and dunes, at altitudes of . Description ''S. duttoni'' has no front legs, only vestigial buds. Each back leg has only two digits, the inner digit much longer than the outer. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The tail length is slightly shorter than (SVL). Dorsally, ''S. duttoni'' is blackish, with a pale dorsolateral line on each side. Reproduction ''S. duttoni'' is ovoviviparous Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, ovivipary, or aplacental viviparity is a "bridging" form of repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scelotes Arenicola
''Scelotes arenicola'', the Zululand dwarf burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is found in South Africa, Mozambique, and Eswatini Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the northeast, where i .... Note: the correct species name is ''arenicola'', a noun in apposition, meaning a sand dweller, and does not change according to the gender of the genus name Bauer AM. 2016. On the taxonomic status of two enigmatic southern African fossorial skinks, Scelotes bicolor and S. schebeni. African Journal of Herpetology. 65: 33-38. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2016.1138149 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5121651 arenicola Reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 1854 Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scelotes Bidigittatus
''Scelotes bidigittatus'', the Lowveld dwarf burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is found in South Africa and Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5122512 bidigittatus Reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 1930 Taxa named by Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scelotes Mossambicus
''Scelotes mossambicus'', the Mozambique dwarf burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is found in South Africa, Mozambique, and Eswatini Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the northeast, where i .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5122308 mossambicus Reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 1882 Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scelotes Mirus
''Scelotes mirus'', the montane dwarf burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is found in South Africa and Eswatini Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the northeast, where i .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5120275 mirus Reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 1907 Taxa named by Jean Roux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scelotes Inornatus
''Scelotes inornatus'', the Durban dwarf burrowing skink or legless burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is found in South Africa and Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3475252 inornatus Reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 1849 Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scelotes Anguinus
''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 of lizard which is endemic to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O .... Note that the correct name for this species is ''anguinus''. The name ''anguineus'' is a synonym of a different species ''Scelotes bipes''. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5129802 anguineus Reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 1887 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
