Scelotes anguinus,[2] the Algoa dwarf burrowing skink or Boulenger's burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to South Africa.[3] Note that the correct name for this species is anguinus. The name anguineus is a synonym of a different species Scelotes bipes.

References

  1. ^ Bauer, A.M.; Conradie, W.; Marais, J. (2018). "Scelotes anguineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T44979007A115670201. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T44979007A115670201.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Raw, LRG. 2022. Historical and current misuse of gender agreement in the names of South African lizard species. ZooNova 18: 1-5. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6497956
  3. ^ Scelotes anguinus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
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