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Proscelotes aenea

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Species of reptile

Proscelotes aenea
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Proscelotes
Species: P. aenea
Binomial name
Proscelotes aenea
(Barbour & Loveridge, 1928)
Lumbo in MozambiqueLumbo in Mozambique
Proscelotes aenea is only known from near Lumbo, Mozambique
Synonyms

Scelotes aeneus Barbour & Loveridge, 1928

Proscelotes aenea, also known as the montane skink, is a species of lizard. It is endemic to Mozambique. Unrecorded for over a century, it was rediscovered near Lumbo in 2021 after scientists determined its type locality.

References

  1. ^ Verburgt, L.; Conradie, W.; Alexander, G.J.; Farooq, H.; Tolley, K.A.; Raimundo, A.; Sardinha, C.I.V. (2019). "Proscelotes aenea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44978942A44978950. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44978942A44978950.en. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ Proscelotes aenea at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 October 2021.
  3. Farooq, Harith Omar Morgadinho & Perrigo, Allison (27 October 2021). "One sentence in a book leads researchers to a species not seen in over 100 years". The Conversation. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. Puruleia, Ali; Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristóvão; Ernesto, Milagre; Jamal, Abdurabe; Amade, Iassine; Monia, Wilson; Massingue, Yasalde; Verburgt, Luke; Faurby, Søren; Antonelli, Alexandre; Perrigo, Allison; Farooq, Harith (2023-07-12). "Rediscovery of the lost skink Proscelotes aenea and implications for conservation". Scientific Reports. 13 (1): 11261. Bibcode:2023NatSR..1311261P. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-38286-4. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 10338472. PMID 37438413.
Taxon identifiers
Proscelotes aenea


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