Melanoseps loveridgei
Species of skink
| Melanoseps loveridgei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Melanoseps |
| Species: | M. loveridgei |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanoseps loveridgei Brygoo & Roux-Estève, 1982 | |
Loveridge's limbless skink (Melanoseps loveridgei) is an extant species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Tanzania and Zambia.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, loveridgei, is in honor of British herpetologist Arthur Loveridge.[2]
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