Proscelotes aenea

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Proscelotes aenea, also known as the montane skink, is a species of lizard. It is endemic to Mozambique.[1][2] Unrecorded for over a century, it was rediscovered near Lumbo in 2021 after scientists determined its type locality.[3][4]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
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Proscelotes aenea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Proscelotes
Species:
P. aenea
Binomial name
Proscelotes aenea
(Barbour & Loveridge, 1928)
Lumbo in Mozambique
Lumbo in Mozambique
Proscelotes aenea is only known from near Lumbo, Mozambique
Synonyms[2]

Scelotes aeneus Barbour & Loveridge, 1928

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