Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
June 9th, 2025.
 
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Genus
Sepsina
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Savannah Burrowing Skinks, Savannah Fossorial Skinks
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Savannen-Wühlskinke
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Savanne-graveskinker
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1866 |  |
Sepsina Bocage (type species: Sepsina angolensis Bocage 1866) |
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1866 | |
Dumerilia Bocage (type species: Dumerilia bayonii Bocage 1866; syn. Greer 1970) |
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1874 | |
Rhinoscincus Peters (type species: Sepsina tetradactyla Peters 1874; syn. Greer 1970) |
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1875 | |
Scincodipus Peters (type species: Scincodipus congicus Peters 1875; syn. Greer 1970) |
Contents:
7 species, of which 3 (42.9%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included in
Scelotes (e.g., Mertens 1955; Loveridge 1957). Revalidated by Greer (1970).
Distribution:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Malawi,
Namibia,
Tanzania,
Zambia.
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Sepsina alberti
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Namibian Burrowing Skink, (Albert's Burrowing Skink)
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Namibischer Wühlskink
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Namibisk Graveskink
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1929 | |
Sepsina alberti Hewitt |
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Scelotes alberti Fitzsimons 1943 |
Remarks:
Reassigned to Sepsina by Greer (1970).
Distribution:
Namibia.
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Sepsina angolensis
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Angolan Burrowing Skink, Angolan Three-toed Skink
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Angolischer Wühlskink
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Angola-graveskink
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1866 | |
Sepsina angolensis Bocage |
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Scelotes angolensis Fitzsimons 1943 |
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1868 | |
Sepsina grammica Cope (Fitzsimons 1943) |
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1887 | |
Sepsina hessei Boettger (Witte & Laurent 1943) |
Distribution:
Angola,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Namibia,
Zambia.
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Sepsina bayonii
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Luanda Burrowing Skink
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Luanda-Wühlskink
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Luanda-graveskink
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1866 | |
Dumerilia bayonii Bocage |
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Sepsina bayonii Boulenger 1887 |
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1875 | |
Scincodipus congicus Peters (Witte & Laurent 1943) |
Distribution:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Sepsina caluanda
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Caluanda Burrowing Skink
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Caluanda-Wühlskink
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Caluanda-graveskink
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2025 | |
Sepsina caluanda Parrinha, Marques, Sousa, Bauer & Ceríaco |
Distribution:
Angola.
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Sepsina copii
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Benguela Burrowing Skink
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Benguela-Wühlskink
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Benguela-graveskink
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1873 | |
Sepsina copii Bocage |
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Sepsina copei [sic] Welch 1982 |
Distribution:
Angola.
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Sepsina hemptinnei
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Western Four-toed Burrowing Skink
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Westlicher Vierzehiger Wühlskink
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Vestlig Firtået Graveskink
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Sepsina hemptinnei Witte |
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Sepsina tetradactyla hemptinnei Loveridge 1942 |
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Scelotes hemptinnei Loveridge 1957 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Broadley & Cotterill (2004).
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa,
Tanzania.
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Sepsina tetradactyla
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Eastern Four-toed Burrowing Skink, Four-toed Fossorial Skink
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Östlicher Vierzehiger Wühlskink
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Østlig Firtået Graveskink
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1874 | |
Sepsina tetradactyla Peters |
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Scelotes tetradactylus Loveridge 1957 |
Remarks:
Previously included hemptinnei.
Distribution:
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Tanzania,
Zambia.
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