Proscelotes aenea

Proscelotes aenea, also known as the montane skink, is a species of lizard. It is endemic to Mozambique.^[1][2] Unrecorded for over a century, it was rediscovered near Lumbo in 2021 after scientists determined its type locality.^[3][4]

Proscelotes aenea
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Proscelotes
Species:	P. aenea
Binomial name
Proscelotes aenea (Barbour & Loveridge, 1928)
Proscelotes aenea is only known from near Lumbo, Mozambique
Synonyms[2]
Scelotes aeneus Barbour & Loveridge, 1928