Gronovi's dwarf burrowing skink (Scelotes gronovii) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Gronovi's Dwarf Burrowing Skink being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Scelotes bipes
- Typhlacontias brevipes
- Aprasia striolata
- Lerista edwardsae
- Scelotes anguinus
- Ophioscincus ophioscincus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Scelotes
- Species
- Scelotes gronovii
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