Scelotes poensis

Scelotes poensis is a species of small skink endemic to the coastal forests^[2] of Bioko,^[3][4] such as the regions surrounding Malabo.^[5] The species has also potentially been sighted in the coastal forests of Cameroon.^[6] It is also known as the Fernando Po Burrowing Skink,^[7] after the historic name for Bioko.

Scelotes poensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Scelotes
Species:	S. poensis
Binomial name
Scelotes poensis Bocage, 1895

Another skink belonging to the Scelotes genus^[1]

No physical examples nor images of the species exist.^[8] Furthermore, despite this name, it is debated whether the animal is terrestrial^[2] or fossorial. It is, however, know that the average adult of the species weighs 9.77g^[2] and that the species lacks both forelimbs and hindlimbs.^[5][8]