Proscelotes aenea, also known as the montane skink, is a species of lizard. It is endemic to Mozambique.[1][2] After not having been recorded for over 100 years, in 2021 it was reported to have been rediscovered from the coast near Lumbo, after scientists managed to determine the exact location of its broadly defined 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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