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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Scincidae
Bibliography of the genus Proscelotes
Biodiversity of the family Scincidae








Genus
Proscelotes

African Slender Skinks

Afrikanische Schlankskinke

Afrikanske Myndeskinker

1943 Proscelotes Witte & Laurent (type species: Scelotes eggeli Tornier 1902)
Contents: 4 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe.

Proscelotes aenea

Mozambique Slender Skink

Mosambikanischer Schlankskink

Mozambique-myndeskink

1928 Scelotes aeneus Barbour & Loveridge
Sepsina aenea Witte & Laurent 1943
Proscelotes aenea Greer 1970

Distribution: Mozambique.


Proscelotes arnoldi

Zimbabwe Slender Skink, (Arnold's Skink)

Zimbabwe-Schlankskink

Zimbabwe-myndeskink

1932 Sepsina arnoldi Hewitt
Scelotes arnoldi Fitzsimons 1943
Scelotes limpopoensis arnoldi Tasman 1957
Proscelotes arnoldi Greer 1970

Remarks: Previously included mlanjensis.
Distribution: Zimbabwe.


Proscelotes eggeli

Usambara Slender Skink, Usambara Five-toed Skink, Usambara Five-toed Fossorial Skink

Usambara-Schlankskink

Usambara-myndeskink

1902 Scelotes eggeli Tornier
Proscelotes eggeli Witte & Laurent 1943

Distribution: Tanzania.


Proscelotes mlanjensis

Mulanje Slender Skink

Mulanje-Schlankskink

Mulanje-myndeskink

1964 Scelotes arnoldi mlanjensis Broadley
Proscelotes mlanjensis Branch 1998

Distribution: Malawi.