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Scelotes bipes

Scelotes bipes, the silvery dwarf burrowing skink or common burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to South Africa.

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Aug 1, 2026
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Length
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Scelotes bipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Scelotes
Species:
S. bipes
Binomial name
Scelotes bipes
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Scelotes bipes, the silvery dwarf burrowing skink or common burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to South Africa.2

References

References

  1. Bauer, A.M.; Conradie, W.; Marais, J. (2018). "Scelotes bipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T44979043A115670447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T44979043A115670447.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Scelotes bipes at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.