Scelotes duttoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Scelotes |
Species: | S. duttoni
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Binomial name | |
Scelotes duttoni
Broadley, 1990
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Scelotes duttoni is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Bazaruto Archipelago in Mozambique. [1] [2]
The specific name, duttoni, is in honor of South African ecologist Paul Dutton. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of S. duttoni is the supralittoral zone and dunes, at altitudes of 1–25 m (3.3–82.0 ft). [1]
S. duttoni has no front legs, only vestigial buds. Each back leg has only two digits, the inner digit much longer than the outer. [2] Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in). [4] The tail length is slightly shorter than (SVL). Dorsally, S. duttoni is blackish, with a pale dorsolateral line on each side. [2]
S. duttoni is ovoviviparous. [2] Litter size is two or three young. Each newborn measures 4.5–5.0 cm (1.8–2.0 in) in total length (including tail). [4]