Scelotes poensis

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Scelotes poensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Scelotes
Species:
S. poensis
Binomial name
Scelotes poensis
Bocage, 1895
Another skink belonging to the Scelotes genus Scelotes mossambicus.jpg
Another skink belonging to the Scelotes genus

Scelotes poensis is a species of small skink endemic to the coastal forests [2] of Bioko, [3] [4] such as the regions around Malabo. [5] The species has potentially also been sighted in the coastal forests of Cameroon. [6] The species is also known as the Fernando Po Burrowing Skink, [7] after the historic name for Bioko.

No physical examples nor images of the species exist. [8] Furthermore, despite this name, it is debated whether the animal is terrestrial [2] or fossorial. It is, however, know that the average adult of the species weighs 9.77g [2] and that the species lacks both forelimbs and hindlimbs. [5] [8]

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References

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