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Scelotes mossambicus (Peters, 1882)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Peters, W. Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique auf Befehl seiner Majestät es Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV. in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgefeführt von Wilhelm C. Peters. Zoologie III. Amphibien.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Scincidae
genus
Scelotes
species
Scelotes mossambicus

Name

Synonyms
Herpetosaura arenicola Bocage
Herpetosaura inornata mossambica Peters, 1882
Herpetosaura inornata var. mossambica Peters, 1882
Scelotes arenicola Bocage
Scelotes brevipes Hewitt, 1925
Scelotes guentheri Ohdner, 1908
Scelotes inornatus inornatus
Homonyms
Scelotes mossambicus (Peters, 1882)
Common names
Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink in English
Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink in English
Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink in English
Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink in English
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