Scelotes limpopoensis FITZSIMONS, 1930
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | Scelotes limpopoensis albiventris JACOBSEN 1987 Scelotes limpopoensis limpopoensis FITZSIMONS 1930 |
Common Names | Limpopo Dwarf Burrowing Skink albiventris: White-Bellied Dwarf Burrowing Skink |
Synonym | Scelotes limpopoensis FITZSIMONS 1930: 35 Scelotes limpopoensis — AUERBACH 1987: 103 Scelotes limpopoensis limpopoensis — BATES et al. 2014: 277 Scelotes limpopoensis albiventris JACOBSEN 1987 Scelotes limpopoensis albiventris — BATES et al. 2014: 277 |
Distribution | Republic of South Africa (Limpopo River valley, N Transvaal), S Zimbabwe, Botswana albiventris: N Transvaal. Type locality: Messina, Northern Transvaal. |
Reproduction | viviparous |
Types | Holotype: DNMNH (= TM) 13183 Holotype: DNMNH (= TM) 37977, collector N. H. G. Jacobsen, 18 March 1970, [albiventris] |
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Comment | Limb morphology: This species lost its forelimb entirely and retains only two digits on the hind limb. |
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