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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Proscelotes |
| Species: | P. aenea
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| Binomial name | |
| Proscelotes aenea | |
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| Proscelotes aenea is only known from near Lumbo, Mozambique | |
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Scelotes aeneus Barbour & Loveridge, 1928 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Verburgt, L.; Conradie, W.; Alexander, G.J.; Farooq, H.; Tolley, K.A.; Raimundo, A.; Sardinha, C.I.V. (2019). "Proscelotes aenea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44978942A44978950. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44978942A44978950.en. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b Proscelotes aenea at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 October 2021.
- ^ Farooq, Harith Omar Morgadinho & Perrigo, Allison (27 October 2021). "One sentence in a book leads researchers to a species not seen in over 100 years". The Conversation. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Puruleia, Ali; Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristóvão; Ernesto, Milagre; Jamal, Abdurabe; Amade, Iassine; Monia, Wilson; Massingue, Yasalde; Verburgt, Luke; Faurby, Søren; Antonelli, Alexandre; Perrigo, Allison; Farooq, Harith (2023-07-12). "Rediscovery of the lost skink Proscelotes aenea and implications for conservation". Scientific Reports. 13 (1): 11261. Bibcode:2023NatSR..1311261P. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-38286-4. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 10338472. PMID 37438413.
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