Kasner's dwarf burrowing skink | |
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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. kasneri
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Binomial name | |
Scelotes kasneri
V. FitzSimons, 1939
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Kasner's dwarf burrowing skink (Scelotes kasneri), also known commonly as Kasner's burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.
Scelotes kasneri is endemic to the Western Cape coast of South Africa. [1] [2]
The limbs of S. kasneri are greatly reduced. The forelimbs are entirely lost, and the hind limbs retain only two digits. [2]
S. kasneri is viviparous. [2]
The specific name, kasneri, as well as the common names, are in honor of J.H. Kasner, collector of the type specimen. [3]
Kasner's dwarf burrowing skink | |
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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. kasneri
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Binomial name | |
Scelotes kasneri
V. FitzSimons, 1939
|
Kasner's dwarf burrowing skink (Scelotes kasneri), also known commonly as Kasner's burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.
Scelotes kasneri is endemic to the Western Cape coast of South Africa. [1] [2]
The limbs of S. kasneri are greatly reduced. The forelimbs are entirely lost, and the hind limbs retain only two digits. [2]
S. kasneri is viviparous. [2]
The specific name, kasneri, as well as the common names, are in honor of J.H. Kasner, collector of the type specimen. [3]