Kasner's dwarf burrowing skink

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.

Kasner's dwarf burrowing skink
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Scelotes
Species:	S. kasneri
Binomial name
Scelotes kasneri V. FitzSimons, 1939

Geographic range

S. kasneri is indigenous to the Western Cape coast of South Africa.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. kasneri is dunes and sandy soil, at elevations from sea level to 300 m (980 ft).^[1]

Description

The limbs of S. kasneri are greatly reduced. The forelimbs are entirely lost, and each hind limb retains only two digits.^[2]

Behavior

S. kasneri is terrestrial and fossorial.^[1]

Reproduction

S. kasneri is ovoviviparous.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, kasneri, as well as the common names, are in honor of J.H. Kasner, collector of the type specimen.^[3]