Scelotes limpopoensis


The Limpopo burrowing skink is a lizard species found in the Limpopo River valley in South Africa.
This species lost the forelimbs entirely and the hind limbs are reduced to only two digits.

Taxonomy

There are two sub-species:Scelotes limpopoensis albiventris JACOBSEN 1987 - first described in the Langjan Nature ReserveScelotes limpopoensis limpopoensis FITZSIMONS 1930
Although both sub-species occupy a similar habitat the range of S. l. albiventris is smaller than S. l. limpopoensis and they have not been discovered in sympatry, and may probably be a full species.