Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Scolecoseps
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East African Sand Skinks
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Ostafrikanische Sandskinke
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Østafrikanske Sandskinker
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1920 |  |
Scolecoseps Loveridge (type species: Scolecoseps boulengeri Loveridge 1920) |
Contents:
4 species, all of which are endemic.
In addition to this, a population of an undescribed species occurs in coastal Kenya, the only species of Scolecoseps known from this country (Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018).
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Kenya,
Mozambique,
Tanzania.
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Scolecoseps acontias
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Limbless Sand Skink, Sandy-soil Limbless Skink
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Gliedloser Sandskink
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Lemmeløs Sandskink
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1914 | |
Melanoseps acontias Werner |
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Scolecoseps acontias Loveridge 1923 |
Remarks:
Status uncertain (Broadley 1995).
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Scolecoseps boulengeri
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Mozambique Sand Skink
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Mosambikanischer Sandskink
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Mozambiqisk Sandskink
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1920 | |
Scolecoseps boulengeri Loveridge |
Distribution:
Mozambique.
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Scolecoseps broadleyi
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Palma Sand Skink
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Palma-Sandskink
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Palma-sandskink
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2018 | |
Scolecoseps broadleyi Verburght, Verburght & Branch |
Distribution:
Mozambique.
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Scolecoseps litipoensis
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Litipo Sand Skink
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Litipo-Sandskink
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Litipo-sandskink
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1995 | |
Scolecoseps litipoensis Broadley |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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