Scelotes anguinus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Scelotes |
| Species: | S. anguinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scelotes anguinus (Boulenger, 1887)
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Scelotes anguinus,[2] the Algoa dwarf burrowing skink or Boulenger's burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to South Africa.[3] Note that the correct name for this species is anguinus. The name anguineus is a synonym of a different species Scelotes bipes.
References
- ^ Bauer, A.M.; Conradie, W.; Marais, J. (2018). "Scelotes anguineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T44979007A115670201. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T44979007A115670201.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Raw, LRG. 2022. Historical and current misuse of gender agreement in the names of South African lizard species. ZooNova 18: 1-5. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6497956
- ^ Scelotes anguineus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.