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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Scolecoseps |
| Species: | S. boulengeri
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| Scolecoseps boulengeri Loveridge, 1920
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Etymology edit
The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[3]
Geographic range edit
S. boulengeri is found along the coast of Mozambique in Cabo Delgado Province and Nampula Province.[1]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of S. boulengeri is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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).
Further reading edit
- Loveridge A (1920). "Notes on East African Lizards collected 1915–1919, with Description of a new Genus and Species of Skink and new Subspecies of Gecko". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1920: 131–167. (Scolecoseps boulengeri, new species, pp. 159–160 + Text-figure 1).
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