The black limbless skink (Melanoseps ater) is an extant species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Melanoseps |
| Species: | M. ater
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanoseps ater (Günther, 1873)
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References
edit- ^ Wagner, P.; Branch, W.R.; Safari, I.; Chenga, J.; Spawls, S. (2021). "Melanoseps ater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T46431543A46111745. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T46431543A46111745.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Melanoseps ater at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
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