Extinct or Shy
A quest to find two of the least known skinks in East Africa.
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Our Project made it to “The Conversation”
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The Species
The skinks Scolecoseps boulengeri and Proscelotes aenea are two of the most mysterious skinks in East Africa. They were both collected in two cities of Mozambique (Pemba and Lumbo) in the early 20th century in high numbers with very low sampling effort.
“MCZ:Herp:R-170056” – Scolecoseps boulengeri Loveridge, 1920 collected in Mozambique by Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
“MCZ:Herp:R-18355” – Proscelotes aenea (Barbour & Loveridge, 1928) collected in Mozambique by Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Where We Are
What We Do
We have a permanent trapping system in 5 sites spread-out in Lumbo so we can cover as much habit as possible.
While our traps are catching frogs, lizards and snakes, we also actively search for species by lifting rocks or digging.
Not much is known in terms of biodiversity in Northern Mozambique, so we are building a reference collection of the species we are encountering.
Our project in numbers
365
Sampling duration
12
Amphibians
30
Reptiles
50%
Project completeness
days
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until
Last day of Sampling
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