ABSTRACT Seven specimens of Scolecoseps Loveridge, 1920 from the vicinity of Palma on the north coast of Mozambique are compared morphologically with other known material of this genus. The new material can be distinguished morphologically from all other Scolecoseps by the presence and position of certain head scales, particularly a supraciliary and four small suboculars, a small mental and high subcaudal counts. It is described as a new species, Scolecoseps broadleyi sp. nov. The new species is found in coastal savannah habitat under leaf litter of Berlinia orientalis trees, in sandy soils in close proximity to large wetlands. Its currently known distribution is south of the range of Scolecoseps litipoensis Broadley, 1995 and north of that of Scolecoseps boulengeri Loveridge, 1920. We provide a review of the available literature for the genus Scolecoseps and highlight the necessity for additional research on these poorly known fossorial skinks. ZooBank— Scolecoseps broadleyi: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C4E3723C-F982-4CFA-900B-0B23A9AD5B84

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来自莫桑比克东北部沿海地区的一种新的爬行动物（爬行动物：Scincidae）

摘要 将 1920 年产自莫桑比克北海岸帕尔马附近的 7 个 Scolecoseps Loveridge 标本与该属的其他已知材料进行形态学比较。这种新材料可以通过某些头部鳞片的存在和位置在形态学上与所有其他 Scolcoseps 区分开来，特别是一个 supraciliary 和四个小副目镜，一个小的精神和高尾下计数。它被描述为一个新物种，Scolecoseps wideleyi sp。十一月 这个新物种在沿海大草原栖息地的柏林亚东树落叶下，在靠近大湿地的沙质土壤中被发现。其目前已知的分布在 1995 年的 Scolecoseps litipoensis Broadley 范围以南和 1920 年的 Scolecoseps boulengeri Loveridge 范围以北。我们对 Scolcoseps 属的可用文献进行了回顾，并强调了对这些鲜为人知的化石石龙子进行额外研究的必要性。ZooBank—Scolecosepswideleyi: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C4E3723C-F982-4CFA-900B-0B23A9AD5B84