''Scolecoseps broadleyi'' is a
species
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of
lizard
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in the
family
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Scincidae. The species is
endemic
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to
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 ...
.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''broadleyi'', is in honor of African herpetologist
Donald George Broadley
Donald George Broadley (1932–2016) was an African herpetologist. He described as new to science 115 species and subspecies
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.
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Geographic range
''S. broadleyi'' is found in Palma District, Cabo Delgado Province
Cabo Delgado is the northernmost province of Mozambique. It has an area of and a population of 2,320,261 (2017). It borders the Mtwara Region in the neighbouring country of Tanzania, and the provinces of Nampula and Niassa.
The Province is ri ...
, northern Mozambique.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat
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of ''S. broadleyi'' is coastal savanna
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach th ...
with sandy soil and ''Berlinia orientalis
''Berlinia orientalis'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Mozambique and Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is borde ...
'' trees.
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of ''S. broadleyi'' is unknown.[
]
References
Further reading
* Verburgt L, Verburgt UK, Branch WR (2018). "A new species of ''Scolocoseps'' (Reptilia: Scincidae) from coastal north-eastern Mozambique". ''African Journal of Herpetology'' 67 (1): 86–98. (''Scolecoseps broadleyi'', new species).
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broadleyi
Reptiles of Mozambique
Reptiles described in 2018
Taxa named by William Roy Branch