Scelotes inornatus (SMITH, 1849)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | Durban Dwarf Burrowing Skink, Legless Burrowing Skink |
Synonym | Lithophilus inornatus SMITH 1849: 12 Herpetosaura inornata — GÜNTHER 1873 (part.) Scelotes inornatus — BOULENGER 1887: 415 Scelotes natalensis HEWITT 1921 Scelotes inornatus inornatus FITZSIMONS 1943: 199 Scelotes inornata — GREER 1970: 10 Scelotes brevipes — VISSER 1984: 72 (part.) Scelotes inornatus — BROADLEY 1994: 253 Scelotes inornatus — BATES et al. 2014: 275 |
Distribution | Republic of South Africa (coastal plain of N Natal), S Mozambique; only known from the vicinity of Durban (BAUER 2016). Type locality: “arid regions in the interior of South Africa” (probably in error for Port Natal fide BROADLEY 1994). |
Reproduction | viviparous |
Types | Types: BMNH 64.5.4.111, RR 46.8.21.20 |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Belongs to the S. inornatus group. This species lost its forelimb entirely and retains only two digits on the hind limb. |
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