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Limpopo Dwarf Burrowing Skink

Scelotes limpopoensis

Classification

Family
Scincidae

The Limpopo burrowing skink (Scelotes limpopoensis) is a lizard species found in the Limpopo River valley in South Africa. This species lost the forelimbs entirely and the hind limbs are reduced to only two digits. Taxonomy There are two sub-species: Scelotes limpopoensis albiventris JACOBSEN 1987 - first described in the Langjan Nature Reserve Scelotes limpopoensis limpopoensis FITZSIMONS 1930 Although both sub-species occupy a similar habitat the range of S.

Distribution

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