Scelotes mossambicus

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Scelotes mossambicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Scelotes
Species:
S. mossambicus
Binomial name
Scelotes mossambicus
(Peters, 1882)

Scelotes mossambicus, the Mozambique dwarf burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is found in South Africa, Mozambique, and Eswatini. [2]

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References

  1. Bauer, A.M.; Conradie, W.; Marais, J. (2018). "Scelotes mossambicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T178184A115659380. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178184A115659380.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Scelotes mossambicus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.