Melanoseps

Melanoseps is a genus of lizards, known commonly as limbless skinks, in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.

==Species== The following eight species are recognized as being valid. Melanoseps ater – black limbless skink. Melanoseps emmrichi – Uluguru limbless skink. Melanoseps longicauda – Pangani black limbless skink, longtail limbless skink Melanoseps loveridgei – Loveridge's limbless skink Melanoseps occidentalis – western limbless skink Melanoseps pygmaeus – pygmy limbless skink Melanoseps rondoensis – Rondo limbless skink Melanoseps uzungwensis – Udzungwa limbless skink