Biology:Scolecoseps boulengeri

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Short description: Species of reptile endemic to Mozambique

Scolecoseps boulengeri
Boulenger's Limbless Skink imported from iNaturalist photo 202167565.jpg
Boulenger's Limbless Skink imported from iNaturalist photo 202167455.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Scolecoseps
Species:
S. boulengeri
Binomial name
Scolecoseps boulengeri
Loveridge, 1920

Scolecoseps boulengeri, also known commonly as Boulenger's limbless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Mozambique.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[3]

Geographic range

S. boulengeri is found along the coast of Mozambique in Cabo Delgado Province and Nampula Province.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. boulengeri is unknown.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Verburgt, L.; Conradie, W.; Farooq, H.; Tolley, K.A.; Alexander, G.J.; Raimundo, A.; Sardinha, C.I.V. (2019). "Scolecoseps boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T44979270A44979274. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44979270A44979274.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44979270/44979274. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Scolecoseps boulengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Scolecoseps boulengeri, p. 35).

Further reading

  • Loveridge A (1920). "Notes on East African Lizards collected 1915–1919, with Description of a new Genus and Species of Skink and new Subspecies of Gecko". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1920: 131–167. (Scolecoseps boulengeri, new species, pp. 159–160 + Text-figure 1).


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