Scelotes anguinus (BOULENGER, 1887)
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Scelotes anguinus
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Algoa Dwarf Burrowing Skink, Boulenger's Burrowing Skink |
| Synonym | Herpetoseps anguinus BOULENGER 1887: 416 Herpetosaura anguinea — TORNIER 1902: 704 Scelotes anguina — GREER 1970 Scelotes anguina — BRANCH & HAAGNER 1996 Scelotes anguineus — WHITING et al. 2003 Scelotes anguineus — BAUER 2016 Scelotes anguinus — RAW 2022 |
| Distribution | Republic of South Africa (Algoa Basin in E Cape) Type locality: South Africa, near Port Elizabeth. |
| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH (presumed, status unclear fide P. Campbell, pers. comm., March 2019). |
| Diagnosis | Original description: “Snout obtuse, scarcely projecting beyond the labial margin eye small; supranasals forming a median suture and in contact with the first labial; frontonasal broader than long ; frontal longer than broad, twice as long as frontonasal four supraoculars, three anterior subequal; six supraciliaries; interparietal the largest head shield, broader than long, its anterior border concare; parietals narrow, band-like: first upper labial largest, fourth entering the orbit. 20 scales round the middlo of the body. Prœanals not enlarged. Silvery above, with fino blackish dots; sides and lower surfaces black. From snout to vent 43 millim., tail 35.” (Boulenger 1887) |
| Comment | Limb morphology: This species lost its forelimb entirely and retains only two digits on the hind limb. Synonymy: Tornier 1902 synonymized Herpetoseps with Herpetosaura PETERS. However, Tornier misspelled anguina (as anguineus) and did not emend that name intentionally. |
| Etymology | Apparently after Latin anguis = snake, for its snake-like appearance. |
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