Sepsina angolensis

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Sepsina angolensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sepsina
Species:
S. angolensis
Binomial name
Sepsina angolensis
Bocage, 1866

Sepsina angolensis, the Angola skink, is a species of lizard which is found in Namibia, Angola, Zambia, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]

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References

  1. Baptista, N.; Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F.; Ceríaco, L.M.P.; Conradie, W. (2020). "Sepsina angolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T44979293A44979297. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44979293A44979297.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Sepsina angolensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.