''Scolecoseps boulengeri'', also known
commonly as Boulenger's limbless skink, is a
species
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of
lizard in the
family
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Scincidae. The species is
endemic
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to
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
.
Etymology
The
specific name, ''boulengeri'', is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist
George Albert Boulenger.
[ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Scolecoseps boulengeri'', p. 35).]
Geographic range
''S. boulengeri'' is found along the coast of Mozambique in
Cabo Delgado Province
Cabo Delgado is the northernmost province of Mozambique. It has an area of and a population of 2,320,261 (2017). As well as bordering Mtwara Region in the neighboring country of Tanzania, it borders the provinces of Nampula and Niassa. The r ...
and
Nampula Province
Nampula is a province of northern Mozambique. It has an area of and a population of 5,758,920, making it the most populous province in Mozambique (2017 census). Nampula is the capital of the province.
History
Under Portuguese rule this provinc ...
.
Reproduction
The
mode of reproduction of ''S. boulengeri'' is unknown.
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References
Further reading
* Loveridge A (1920). "Notes on East African Lizards collected 1915–1919, with Description of a new Genus and Species of Skink and new Subspecies of Gecko". ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London'' 1920: 131–167. (''Scolecoseps boulengeri'', new species, pp. 159–160 + Text-figure 1).
boulengeri
Reptiles of Mozambique
Reptiles described in 1920
Taxa named by Arthur Loveridge
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