| Melanoseps loveridgei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Melanoseps |
| Species: | M. loveridgei |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanoseps loveridgei Brygoo & Roux-Estève, 1982 | |
Loveridge's limbless skink (Melanoseps loveridgei) is an extant species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Tanzania and Zambia. [1]
The specific name, loveridgei, is in honor of British herpetologist Arthur Loveridge. [2]
Afroedura is a genus of African geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. Member species are collectively known as rock geckos or flat geckos.
Melanoseps is a genus of lizards, known commonly as limbless skinks, in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mochlus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.
Indotyphlops loveridgei, or Loveridge's worm snake is a harmless blind snake species endemic to northern India. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Elapsoidea is a genus of venomous elapid snakes commonly known as African garter snakes. Despite the common name, they are unrelated to the harmless North American garter snake species.
Eryx colubrinus, the Egyptian or Kenyan sand boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to Northern and Eastern Africa. There are three subspecies which are recognized as being valid.
Scincinae is a subfamily of lizards. The subfamily contains 33 genera, and the genera contain a combined total of 284 species, commonly called skinks. The systematics is at times controversial. The group is probably paraphyletic. It is one of three subfamilies of the family Scincidae, the other two being Acontinae and Lygosominae.
Arthur Loveridge was a British biologist and herpetologist who wrote about animals in East Africa, particularly Tanzania, and New Guinea. He gave scientific names to several gecko species in the region.
Loveridge's rock gecko is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southeastern Africa.
Loveridge's emo skink is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.
The black limbless skink is an extant species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Uluguru limbless skink is an extant species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Tanzania.
The Pangani black limbless skink or longtail limbless skink is an extant species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Tanzania.
The western limbless skink is an extant species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, and Central African Republic.
The pygmy limbless skink is an extant species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Tanzania.
The Rondo limbless skink is an extant species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Tanzania.
The Udzungwa limbless skink is an extant species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Tanzania.
Scolecoseps acontias, also known commonly as the sandy limbless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.
Anolis loveridgei, Loveridge's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Honduras.
Atractus loveridgei, Loveridge's ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species can be found in Colombia.
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