Scelotes montispectus, the Bloubergstrand dwarf burrowing skink, is a species of skink which is endemic to southwestern South Africa.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Scelotes |
| Species: | S. montispectus
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Distribution
editS. montispectus has only been found in a few areas around beach-front dunes near Atlantis and the West Coast National Park in the Western Cape.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Bauer, A.M.; Conradie, W.; Marais, J. (2022). "Scelotes montispectus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T44979206A197419620. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979206A197419620.en. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Scelotes montispectus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.