Montane Dwarf Burrowing Skink (Scelotes mirus)




Posted on June 8, 2018 By Chad Keates



Category: Lizards, Reptiles, Skinks Tags: africa, african herpetology, animal, burrowing skink, herps, lizard, mpumulanga, nature, reptile, rhodes university, sa herps, skink, south africa, wildlife, zeml
Professional African herpetologist employed as a Post-doctoral Fellow at University of Florida. Honorary Research Fellow at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Media Representative for the Herpetological Association of Africa (HAA), and scientific board member at Anura Africa.
Chad Keates
I thought it was a slowworm for a moment there–until I spotted the legs.
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It is interesting to see that it seems to have a blueish tail.
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