Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update:
October 17th, 2024.




 



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Genus
Melanoseps

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Black Limbless Skinks, (Legless Skinks)
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Schwarze Wurmskinke
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Sorte Ormeskinker
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1887 |  |
Melanoseps Boulenger (type species: Herpetosaura atra Günther 1873) |
Contents:
9 species, of which 5 (55.6%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution:
Equatorial Africa.
Reported from:
Angola,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko),
Gabon,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Nigeria,
Tanzania,
Zambia.
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Melanoseps ater

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Common Black Limbless Skink
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Gewöhnlicher Schwarzer Wurmskink
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Almindelig Sort Ormeskink
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1873 |  |
Herpetosaura atra Günther |
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Melanoseps ater Boulenger 1887 |
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Scelotes ater Witte & Laurent 1943 |
1942 |  |
Melanoseps ater matengoensis Loveridge (Broadley, Whiting & Bauer 2006) |
1953 |  |
Melanoseps ater misukuensis Loveridge (Broadley, Whiting & Bauer 2006) |

Other common names:
matengoensis: Matengo Limbless Skink
misukuensis: Misuku Limbless Skink
Remarks:
Previously included longicauda, rondoensis, and uzungwensis.
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Tanzania,
Zambia.
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Melanoseps emmrichi

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Uluguru Limbless Skink
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Uluguru-Wurmskink
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Uluguru-ormeskink
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2006 |  |
Melanoseps emmrichi Broadley, Whiting & Bauer |

Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Melanoseps longicauda

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Long-tailed Limbless Skink
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Langschwänziger Wurmskink
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Langhalet Ormeskink
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1900 |  |
Melanoseps ater longicauda Tornier |
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Scelotes ater longicauda Witte & Laurent 1943 |
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Melanoseps longicauda Broadley & Howell 1991 |

Remarks:
Status uncertain, may belong in the genus
Typhlacontias (Broadley, Whiting & Bauer 2006).
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Melanoseps loveridgei

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Eastern Limbless Skink, (Loveridge's Limbless Skink)
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Östlicher Wurmskink
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Østlig Ormeskink
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1981 |  |
Melanoseps loveridgei Brygoo & Roux-Esteve |

Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa,
Kenya,
Mozambique,
Tanzania,
Zambia.
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Melanoseps occidentalis

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Western Limbless Skink, Scaly-lid Legless Skink
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Westlicher Wurmskink
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Vestlig Ormeskink
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1877 |  |
Herpetosaura occidentalis Peters |
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Scelotes occidentalis Werner 1898 |
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Melanoseps occidentalis Tornier 1901 |
1895 |  |
Scelotes poensis Bocage (status uncertain; Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1981) |
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Melanoseps poensis Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1981 |
1910 |  |
Scelotes schebeni Sternfeld (Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1981; Bauer 2016) |
1981 |  |
Melanoseps occidentalis zairensis Brygoo & Roux-Esteve |

Remarks:
Both Ceríaco (2021), the Reptile Database (viewed September 24th, 2021), and Sánchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva (2022) treated poensis as a valid species, but without discussion.
The synonym Scelotes schebeni is known from only a single specimen said to have come from Namibia.
This locality is believed to be in error (Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1981; Bauer 2016).
Distribution:
Angola,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko),
Gabon,
Nigeria.
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Melanoseps pygmaeus

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Pygmy Limbless Skink
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Zwerg-Wurmskink
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Dværg-ormeskink
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2006 |  |
Melanoseps pygmaeus Broadley, Whiting & Bauer |

Distribution:
Kenya,
Tanzania.
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Melanoseps rondoensis

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Rondo Limbless Skink, Rondo Plateau Limbless Skink
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Rondo-Wurmskink
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Rondo-ormeskink
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1942 |  |
Melanoseps ater rondoensis Loveridge |
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Melanoseps rondoensis Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1981 |

Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Melanoseps sokokensis

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Sokoke Limbless Skink
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Sokoke-Wurmskink
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Sokoke-ormeskink
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2024 |  |
Melanoseps sokokensis Malonza, Nyamache & Bwong |

Distribution:
Kenya.
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Melanoseps uzungwensis

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Udzungwa Mountains Limbless Skink
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Udzungwa-Wurmskink
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Udzungwa-ormeskink
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1942 |  |
Melanoseps ater uzungwensis Loveridge |
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Melanoseps uzungwensis Broadley 2000 |

Distribution:
Tanzania.
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