| Scolecoseps litipoensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Scolecoseps |
| Species: | S. acontias |
| Binomial name | |
| Scolecoseps acontias Broadley, 1995 | |
Scolecoseps litipoensis, also known commonly as the Litipo sand skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.
Geographic range
S. litipoensis is found in the Litipo Forest Reserve in southeastern Tanzania.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. litipoensis is forest, at an altitude of 180 m (590 ft).
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of S. litipoensis is unknown.
References
- ^ Menegon, M.; Spawls, S.; Malonza, P.; Msuya, C.A. (2014). "Scolecoseps acontias". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178374A46112517. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178374A46112517.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Scolecoseps litipoensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
Further reading
- Broadley DG (1995). "A new species of Scolecoseps (Reptilia: Scincidae) from southeastern Tanzania". Amphibia-Reptilia 16 (3): 241–244. (Scolecoseps litipoensis, new species).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-147 293 5618. (Scolecoseps litipoensis, p. 178).
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| Scolecoseps litipoensis | |
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