Name - Scelotes
Name Details
Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:84151 [metadata]
Variants and Synonyms
Reported Taxonomic Ranks
Genus
Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies
Animalia (Kingdom) Chordata (Phylum) Vertebrata (Subphylum) Reptilia (Class) Lepidosauria (Subclass) Squamata (Order) Sauria (Suborder) Scincidae (Family) |
References
Recent Publications
- A new subspecies of Scelotes limpopoensis Fitzsimons, 1930 (Sauria: Scincidae), with notes on the distribution on the genus Scelotes in the Transvaal.
- A new species of Scelotes from near Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
- Phylogenetic relationships and limb loss in sub-Saharan African scincine lizards (Squamata: Scincidae).
- The convergent evolution of snake-like forms by divergent evolutionary pathways in squamate reptiles.
- Phylogenetic history influences convergence for a specialized ecology: comparative skull morphology of African burrowing skinks (Squamata; Scincidae).
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External Links
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