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Proscelotes aenea (Barbour & Loveridge 1928)

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Scelotes aeneus Barbour & Loveridge 1928

 

Conservation Status

Rediscovered (Puruleia et al., 2023)

 

Distribution

Lumbo, Northern Mozambique

 

Anatomy & Morphology

 

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

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References

Original scientific description:

Barbour, T. and Loveridge, A. (1928). New skinks of the genus Scelotes from Mozambique and Madagascar. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 10: 63-65.

 

Other references:

Puruleia, Ali et al. (2023). Rediscovery of the lost skink Proscelotes aenea and implications for conservation. Scientific Reports 13: 11261. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38286-4

 

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