Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

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:   4921
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2832AB
Observer:   Harvey J.
Date of record:   2008-00-31
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Uploaded from submission_4901-5000.txt: entry no. 21
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   2570
Species name:   Scelotes bidigittatus
Common name:   Lowveld Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Family:   Scincidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-4921
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andrew Turner
Comment:   Possibly Scelotes bidigittatus but as this is a young specimen and the toes are unclear it may also be S. mossambicus.
Date:   2008-12-16 21:51:58
Species name:   Scelotes bidigittatus -- Lowveld Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Species code:   2570
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2014-02-27 18:34:36
Species name:   Scelotes mossambicus -- Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Species code:   2650
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2014-02-27 18:59:36
Species name:   Scelotes sp.
Species code:   6128
Comment number:   4
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Dorsum and flanks a similar colour, separated by a distinct pale dorsolateral stripe.
Date:   2020-03-03 09:31:04
Species name:   Scelotes bidigittatus -- Lowveld Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Species code:   2570

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