Biology:Scelotes montispectus
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Short description: Species of reptile
| Scelotes montispectus | |
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| File:Scelotes montispectus - endemic skink of Cape Town - Blaauwberg reserve.jpg | |
| S. montispectus in the Blaauwberg Conservation Area | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Scelotes |
| Species: | S. montispectus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scelotes montispectus Bauer, Whiting & Sadlier, 2003
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Scelotes montispectus, the Bloubergstrand dwarf burrowing skink, is a species of skink which is endemic to southwestern South Africa.[2]
Distribution
S. montispectus has only been found in a few areas around beach-front dunes near Atlantis and the West Coast National Park in the Western Cape.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bauer, A.M.; Conradie, W.; Marais, J. (2022). "Scelotes montispectus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979206A197419620.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44979206/197419620. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ Scelotes montispectus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q5124575 entry
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