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Species of lizard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Limpopo burrowing skink (Scelotes limpopoensis) is a lizard species found in the Limpopo River valley in South Africa.
Limpopo burrowing skink | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Scelotes |
Species: | S. limpopoensis |
Binomial name | |
Scelotes limpopoensis FitzSimons 1930[1] | |
This species lost the forelimbs entirely and the hind limbs are reduced to only two digits.
There are two sub-species:
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, and may probably be a full species.[2]
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