Proscelotes
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| Proscelotes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae |
| Genus: | Proscelotes de Witte & Laurent, 1943[1] |
Proscelotes is a genus of skinks. The genus is endemic to Africa.[2]
Species
[edit | edit source]The genus Proscelotes contains the following three species.[2]
- Proscelotes aenea (Barbour & Loveridge, 1928) – montane skink
- Proscelotes arnoldi (Hewitt, 1932) – Arnold's montane skink
- Proscelotes eggeli (Tornier, 1902) – Usambara five-toed skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Proscelotes.
References
[edit | edit source]Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Genus Proscelotes, p. 139).
- de Witte G-F, Laurent RF (1943). "Contribution à la systématique des formes dégradées de la famille des Scincidae apparentées au genre Scelotes Fitzinger ". Mémoires du Musée royal d'histoire naturelle de Belgique, Series 2, 26: 1-44. (Proscelotes, new genus). (in French).
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