Vital Statistics
- Latin Name
- Lygosoma Sundevallii
- Length_F
- 60 - 80 mm
- Length_M
- 60 - 80 mm
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Description
- The body of this small burrowing skink is light brown to grey, usually with a dark spot at the base of each scale, that gives a finely speckled appearance. The belly is uniform creamy white, although it may be speckled beneath the tail.
- Class
- Reptilia
- Subspecies
- 2 races
- Distribution
- Northern part of the subcontinent, reaching southern limit in Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, north to Southern Angola and Somalia.
- Breeding
- In summer they lay 2 - 6 white, oval, soft-shelled eggs underground, particularly in old termitaria.
- Diet
- Small invertebrates.
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