Scelotes is a genus of small African skinks.
Sepsina is a genus of skinks. The genus is endemic to southern Africa.
Brauer's burrowing skink, also known commonly as Brauer's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Seychelles.
Vesey-Fitzgerald's burrowing skink is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Seychelles.
Gardiner's burrowing skink is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. P. gardineri is the only species in the (monotypic) skink genus Pamelaescincus. The species is endemic to the Seychelles.
Gronovi's dwarf burrowing skink is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.
Günther's dwarf burrowing skink, also known commonly as Günther's burrowing skink, was a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species was endemic to Natal, South Africa.
Kasner's dwarf burrowing skink, also known commonly as Kasner's burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species endemic to South Africa.
Fraser's eagle-owl is a species of African owl in the family Strigidae. It is named after the British zoologist Louis Fraser.
The Fernando Pó batis, also known as the Bioko batis, is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is endemic to the island of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea.
The fire skink, also known commonly as Fernand's skink, the Togo fire skink, and the true fire skink, is a fairly large skink, a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is known for its bright and vivid coloration. Native to tropical forests in West and Central Africa, the fire skink lives fifteen to twenty years. This species is a diurnal lizard that burrows and hides. It is relatively shy and reclusive, but may become tame in captivity.
Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons, born in Pietermaritzburg, was a notable herpetologist in South Africa. Also, he contributed to the collection of spermatophyte samples for the National Herbarium which has become part of the South African National Biodiversity Institute at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden. In 1937, together with Anna Amelia Obermeyer, he collected some of the earliest plant specimens from the Eastern Highlands of Rhodesia.
Scelotes anguinus, the Algoa dwarf burrowing skink or Boulenger's burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to South Africa. Note that the correct name for this species is anguinus. The name anguineus is a synonym of a different species Scelotes bipes.
Scelotes arenicola, the Zululand dwarf burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is found in South Africa, Mozambique, and Eswatini. Note: the correct species name is arenicola, a noun in apposition, meaning a sand dweller, and does not change according to the gender of the genus name
Scelotes bipes, the silvery dwarf burrowing skink or common burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to South Africa.
Scelotes caffer, the Cape dwarf burrowing skink or Peters's burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to South Africa.
Scelotes capensis, the western dwarf burrowing skink or cape burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is found in South Africa and Namibia.
Scelotes fitzsimonsi, commonly known as Fitzsimons' dwarf burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to southern Africa.
Scelotes inornatus, the Durban dwarf burrowing skink or legless burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is found in South Africa and Mozambique.
Scelotes vestigifer, the coastal dwarf burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to South Africa.
