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Scolecoseps
Genus of lizards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Scolecoseps is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to East Africa.
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Species
Genus Scolecoseps contains four species.[2]
- Scolecoseps acontias (F. Werner, 1913) – sandy limbless skink
- Scolecoseps boulengeri Loveridge, 1920 – Boulenger's limbless skink
- Scolecoseps broadleyi L. Verburgt, U. Verburgt & Branch, 2018
- Scolecoseps litipoensis Broadley, 1995 – Litipo sand skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Scolecoseps.
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Boulenger's Limbless Skink (Scolecoseps boulengeri)
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