1. Species

2. Etymology

3. References

4. Further reading

Melanoseps is a genus of lizards, known commonly as limbless skinks, in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.

Species

The following eight species are recognized as being valid.^[2]

• Melanoseps ater {{small|(Günther, 1873)}} – longtail limbless skink.^[3]
• Melanoseps emmrichi {{small|Broadley, 2006}} – Uluguru limbless skink.^[4]
• Melanoceps longicauda {{small|Tornier, 1900}}
• Melanoseps loveridgei {{small|Brygoo & Roux-Estève, 1982}}
• Melanoseps occidentalis {{small|(W. Peters, 1877)}}
• Melanoceps pygmaeus {{small|Broadley, 2006}}
• Melanoseps rondoensis {{small|Loveridge, 1942}}
• Melanoceps uzungwensis {{small|Loveridge, 1942}}

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Melanoseps.

Etymology

The specific name, loveridgei, is in honor of British herpetologist Arthur Loveridge.^[5]

References

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Melanoseps, new genus, p. 422).

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