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Scelotes capensis (SMITH, 1849)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Cape Burrowing Skink, Western Dwarf Burrowing Skink 
SynonymGongylus capensis SMITH 1849: 10 (appendix)
Seps capensis — GÜNTHER 1871: 241
Scelotes capensis — BOULENGER 1887: 412
Sepsina weberi ROUX 1907: 437 (fide FITZSIMONS 1943)
Scelotes capensis — WERNER 1910: 350
Scelotes capensis— BAUER & BRANCH 2003
Scelotes capensis — BATES et al. 2014: 273 
DistributionS Namibia, Republic of South Africa (Little Namaqualand)  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 65.5.4.85-86 (multiple specimens; Fitzsimons 1937: 269 states that “There are two specimens in the B.M., although Smith specifically states only possessing one. The larger of the above-mentioned specimens lacks the tail and measures 2 in. from snout to vent, just as stated in the original description, and would appear to be the type, although not claimed as such by Boulenger!” 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2007 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
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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.
  • Bauer, A.M., and Branch, W.R. 2003. The herpetofauna of the Richtersveld National Park, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa. Herpetological Natural History 8: 111-160 [2001]
  • Berger-Dell'mour H A E 1987. Some new data on the herpetology of south west Africa. J. Herp. Assoc. Africa 33: 5-8 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, G. A. 1887. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) III. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropsidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. London: 575 pp. - get paper here
  • Branch, William R. 1993. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 144 S.
  • Branch, William R. 1994. Herpetofauna of the Sperrgebeit [sic] Region of Southern Namibia. Herpetological Natural History 2 (1): 1-11.
  • Daan, S. & Hillenius,D. 1966. Catalogue of the type specimens of amphibians and reptiles in the Zoological Museum, Amsterdam. Beaufortia 13: 117-144
  • FitzSimons, V.F. 1943. The lizards of South Africa. Transvaal Museum Memoir No.1 (Pretoria), 528 pp.
  • Herrmann, H.-W.; W.R. Branch 2013. Fifty years of herpetological research in the Namib Desert and Namibia with an updated and annotated species checklist. Journal of Arid Environments 93: 94–115 - get paper here
  • Roux,J. 1907. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Fauna von Süd-Afrika. Ergebnisse einer Reise von Prof. Max Weber im Jahre 1894. VII. Lacertilia (Eidechsen). Zool. Jahrb., Abt. Syst., Geogr. Biol. Tiere (Jena), 25: 403-444 - get paper here
  • Smith, A. 1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa. 3 (Reptiles). Smith, Elder, and Co., London [facsimile published by Winchester Press, Johannesburg, 1977] - get paper here
  • Werner,F. 1910. Reptilia et Amphibia. In Schultze, L., Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Band IV, Systematik und Tiergeographie Vertebrata B. Denkschr. Med.-Nat. Wiss. GeselI. Jena 16: 279-370 [1910] - get paper here
 
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