Scolecoseps boulengeri

Scolecoseps boulengeri
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Scolecoseps
Species:	S. boulengeri
Binomial name
	Scolecoseps boulengeri; Loveridge, 1920

Last updated April 25, 2023

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

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

Geographic range

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

Reproduction

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

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References

1 2 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.
1 2 Scolecoseps boulengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.
↑ 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).