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Scelotes poensis
Species of reptile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scelotes poensis is a species of small skink endemic to the coastal forests[2] of Bioko,[3][4] such as the regions around Malabo.[5] The species has potentially also been sighted in the coastal forests of Cameroon.[6] The species is also known as the Fernando Po Burrowing Skink,[7] after the historic name for Bioko.
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Scelotes poensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Scelotes |
Species: | S. poensis |
Binomial name | |
Scelotes poensis Bocage, 1895 | |
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No physical examples nor images of the species exist.[8] Furthermore, despite this name, it is debated whether the animal is terrestrial[2] or fossorial. It is, however, know that the average adult of the species weighs 9.77g[2] and that the species lacks both forelimbs and hindlimbs.[5][8]