Scelotes is a genus of small African skinks.
The following 24 species are recognized.
Scelotes anguineus (Boulenger, 1887)
Scelotes arenicolus (W. Peters, 1854)
Scelotes bicolor (A. Smith, 1849)
Scelotes bidigittatus FitzSimons, 1930
Scelotes bipes (Linnaeus, 1766)
Scelotes bourquini Broadley, 1994
Scelotes caffer (W. Peters, 1861)
Scelotes capensis (A. Smith, 1849)
Scelotes duttoni Broadley, 1990
Scelotes fitzsimonsi Broadley, 1994
Scelotes gronovii (Daudin, 1802)
Scelotes guentheri Boulenger, 1887
Scelotes inornatus (A. Smith, 1849)
Scelotes insularis Broadley, 1990
Scelotes kasneri FitzSimons, 1939
Scelotes limpopoensis FitzSimons, 1930
Scelotes mirus (Roux, 1907)
Scelotes montispectus Bauer, Whiting & Sadlier, 2003
Scelotes mossambicus (W. Peters, 1882)
Scelotes poensis Bocage, 1895
Scelotes schebeni Sternfeld, 1910
Scelotes sexlineatus (Harlan, 1824)
Scelotes uluguruensis Barbour & Loveridge, 1928
Scelotes vestigifer Broadley, 1994
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Scelotes.