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Günther's Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes guentheri
Günther's dwarf burrowing skink or Günther's burrowing skink (Scelotes guentheri) was a species of skink in the family Scincidae. S. guentheri was endemic to Natal, South Africa. Limbs are greatly reduced: forelimbs are entirely lost and the hind limbs retain only two digits.
From the article Günther's dwarf burrowing skink on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
S. guentheri is known from only one specimen which was collected in 1886. It has greatly reduced limbs. The forelimbs are entirely absent, and the hind limbs retain only two digits. This holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.8 cm (3.9 in), and a tail length of 7.0 cm (2.8 in).
In human culture
The specific name, guentheri, and the common names are in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37688.