Scelotes vestigifer BROADLEY, 1994

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Coastal Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Synonym	Scelotes vestigifer BROADLEY 1994 Scelotes arenicola — BRUTON & HAACKE 1980: 255 (part.) Scelotes vestigifer — BATES et al. 2014: 280
Distribution	South Africa Type locality: Lake Sibaya Research Station, Maputaland, Natal.
Reproduction	ovovivparous
Types	Holotype: DNMNH (= TM) (= TMSA) 44249
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Broadley 1994: 254
Comment	Group: Belongs to the S. arenicola group.
Etymology	Named after Latin vestigium = trace, and ferentis = bearing, referring to the vestigial hindlimbs.
References	Bates, M.F.; Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M.; Burger, M., Marais, J.; Alexander, G.J. & de Villliers, M.S. (eds.) 2014. Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Suricata 1. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, 512 pp. Broadley, D. G. 1994. The genus Scelotes Fitzinger (Reptilia: Scincidae) in Mozambique, Swaziland and Natal, South Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 35: 237-259. Bruton & HAACKE 1980. Studies on the Ecology of Maputoland. 254 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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