Proscelotes aenea

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Proscelotes aenea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Proscelotes
Species:
P. aenea
Binomial name
Proscelotes aenea
(Barbour & Loveridge, 1928)
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Proscelotes aenea is only known from near Lumbo, Mozambique
Synonyms [2]

Scelotes aeneusBarbour & Loveridge, 1928

Proscelotes aenea, also known as the montane skink, is a species of lizard. It is endemic to Mozambique. [1] [2] After not having been recorded for over 100 years, in 2021 it was reported to have been rediscovered from the coast near Lumbo, after scientists managed to determine the exact location of its broadly defined type locality. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Verburgt, L.; Conradie, W.; Alexander, G.J.; Farooq, H.; Tolley, K.A.; Raimundo, A.; Sardinha, C.I.V. (2019). "Proscelotes aenea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T44978942A44978950. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44978942A44978950.en . Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 Proscelotes aenea at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 29 October 2021.
  3. Farooq, Harith Omar Morgadinho & Perrigo, Allison (27 October 2021). "One sentence in a book leads researchers to a species not seen in over 100 years". The Conversation. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. Puruleia, Ali; Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristóvão; Ernesto, Milagre; Jamal, Abdurabe; Amade, Iassine; Monia, Wilson; Massingue, Yasalde; Verburgt, Luke; Faurby, Søren; Antonelli, Alexandre; Perrigo, Allison; Farooq, Harith (2023-07-12). "Rediscovery of the lost skink Proscelotes aenea and implications for conservation". Scientific Reports. 13 (1): 11261. Bibcode:2023NatSR..1311261P. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-38286-4. ISSN   2045-2322. PMC   10338472 . PMID   37438413.