Scelotes limpopoensis
| Limpopo burrowing skink | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Scelotes |
| Species: | S. limpopoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scelotes limpopoensis FitzSimons 1930[1] | |
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.
Taxonomy
There are two sub-species:
- Scelotes limpopoensis albiventris JACOBSEN 1987
- Scelotes limpopoensis limpopoensis FITZSIMONS 1930
References
- ↑ "Scelotes limpopoensis FITZSIMONS, 1930". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 17 October 2014.