Scelotes insularis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Scelotes
Species: Scelotes insularis

Name

Scelotes insularis Broadley, 1990: 476

• Holotype: NMZB 10027.
• Type locality: “Ponta Chinhongue, Benguerua Island, Mozambique”.

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1990. The herpetofaunas of the islands off the coast of South Moçambique. Arnoldia 9(35): 469–493. Reference page. 

Links

• Verburgt, L., Conradie, W., Tolley, K.A., Alexander, G.J., Farooq, H., Raimundo, A. & Sardinha, C.I.V. 2019. IUCN: Scelotes insularis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T44979152A44979158. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44979152A44979158.en. Accessed on 29 December 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Bazarutu Dwarf Burrowing Skink