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Bourquin’s Dwarf Burrowing Skink [bourquini]
Scelotes guentheri Boulenger, 1887
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Günther's dwarf burrowing skink (Scelotes guentheri), also known commonly as Günther's burrowing skink, was a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species was endemic to Natal, South Africa.
Wikipedia contributors, Günther's dwarf burrowing skink; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:23:17.354156+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scelotes guentheri Boulenger, 1887
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1887
- Common name
- Bourquin’s Dwarf Burrowing Skink [bourquini]
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Scelotes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyScincidae
- subfamilyScincinae
- genusScelotes
- speciesScelotes guentheri Boulenger, 1887
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scelotes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lowveld Dwarf Burrowing SkinkScelotes bidigittatus Fitzsimons, 1930 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Montane Dwarf Burrowing SkinkScelotes mirus (Roux, 1907) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bloubergstrand Dwarf Burrowing SkinkScelotes montispectus Bauer, Whiting & Sadlier, 2003 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing SkinkScelotes mossambicus (Peters, 1882) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coastal Dwarf Burrowing SkinkScelotes vestigifer Broadley, 1994 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cape Dwarf Burrowing SkinkScelotes caffer (Peters, 1861) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Durban Dwarf Burrowing SkinkScelotes inornatus (Smith, 1849) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cape Burrowing SkinkScelotes capensis (Smith, 1849) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kasner's Dwarf Burrowing SkinkScelotes kasneri Fitzsimons, 1939 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Limpopo Dwarf Burrowing SkinkScelotes limpopoensis Fitzsimons, 1930 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scelotes poensis Bocage, 1895 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Striped Dwarf Burrowing SkinkScelotes sexlineatus (Harlan, 1824) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Herpetosaura inornata Günther, 1873 Günther, 1873 | synonym |
| Scelotes bourquini Broadley, 1994 Broadley, 1994 | synonym |
| Scelotes guentheri bourquini Broadley, 1994 Broadley, 1994 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Scelotes&species=guentheri Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6XVZD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.