Reptile Atlas of Africa

Record details

   [ Record 5 of 6 ]   
ReptileMAP:   8849
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CB
Observer:   Todd Simon
Date of record:   2013-10-18
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Was apparently foraging above the soil, but quickly dived into the soil when it perceived my presence. Location consists of dense strandveld on irregular dunes.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   2690
Species name:   Scelotes montispectus
Common name:   Bloubergstrand Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Family:   Scincidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Scelotes montispectus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-8849
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 8849 - photo: 1
VM-number: 8849 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2013-10-25 06:20:36
Species name:   Scelotes montispectus -- Bloubergstrand Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Species code:   2690

[ Page served: May 21, 2024, 09:30 +0200]

The Biodiversity and Development Institute (BDI)
and
The FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
 
This work, except photographs, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Copyright of images uploaded into the Virtual Museum remains with the photographers.

The Biodiversity and Development Institute (BDI)          The Biodiversity and Development Institute (BDI)          The FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology          UCT