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Proscelotes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Order
  
Squamata

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Reptilia

Suborder
  
Sauria/Lacertilia

Similar
  
Sepsina, Melanoseps, Pygomeles, Gongylomorphus

Proscelotes is a genus of skinks. The genus is endemic to Africa.

Species

The genus Proscelotes contains the following three species.

  • Proscelotes aenea (Barbour & Loveridge, 1928) – Mozambique
  • Proscelotes arnoldi (Hewitt, 1932) – Malawi, eastern Zimbabwe
  • Proscelotes eggeli (Tornier, 1902) – Tanzania
  • Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Proscelotes.

    References

    Proscelotes Wikipedia