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Scelotes limpopoensis
Species of lizard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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, and may probably be a full species.[2]
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