Scelotes poensis

Scelotes poensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Scinciformata
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Superfamily: Scincoidea
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Scelotes
Species:
S. poensis
Binomial name
Scelotes poensis
Bocage, 1895
Another skink belonging to the Scelotes genus[1]

Scelotes poensis is a species of small skink endemic to the coastal forests[2] of Bioko,[3][4] such as the regions surrounding Malabo.[5] The species has also potentially been sighted in the coastal forests of Cameroon.[6] It is also known as the Fernando Po Burrowing Skink,[7] after the historic name for Bioko.

No physical examples nor images of the species exist.[8] Furthermore, despite this name, it is debated whether the animal is terrestrial[2] or fossorial. It is, however, know that the average adult of the species weighs 9.77g[2] and that the species lacks both forelimbs and hindlimbs.[5][8]

References

  1. ^ Proches, Serban, Scelotes mossambicus, retrieved 2022-09-30
  2. ^ a b c "Scelotes poensis Bocage 1895 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  3. ^ "Scelotes poensis Bocage, 1895 | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  4. ^ Scelotes poensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Scelotes poensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  6. ^ "Scelotes poensis Bocage, 1895". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  7. ^ "Fernando Po Burrowing Skink (Scelotes poensis)". iNaturalist NZ. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  8. ^ a b "Scelotes poensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
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