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Scolecoseps boulengeri

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Scolecoseps boulengeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Scolecoseps
Species:
S. boulengeri
Binomial name
Scolecoseps boulengeri
Loveridge, 1920

Scolecoseps boulengeri, also known commonly as Boulenger's limbless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Mozambique.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[3]

Geographic range

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S. boulengeri is found along the coast of Mozambique in Cabo Delgado Province and Nampula Province.[1]

Reproduction

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The mode of reproduction of S. boulengeri is unknown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Verburgt, L.; Conradie, W.; Farooq, H.; Tolley, K.A.; Alexander, G.J.; Raimundo, A.; Sardinha, C.I.V. (2019). "Scolecoseps boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44979270A44979274. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44979270A44979274.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Scolecoseps boulengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Scolecoseps boulengeri, p. 35).

Further reading

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  • Loveridge A (1920). "Notes on East African Lizards collected 1915–1919, with Description of a new Genus and Species of Skink and new Subspecies of Gecko". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1920: 131–167. (Scolecoseps boulengeri, new species, pp. 159–160 + Text-figure 1).