Melanoseps
# 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 (Günther, 1873) – black limbless skink.
* Melanoseps emmrichi Broadley, 2006 – Uluguru limbless skink.
* Melanoseps longicauda Tornier, 1900 – Pangani black limbless skink, longtail limbless skink
* Melanoseps loveridgei Brygoo & Roux-Estève, 1982 – Loveridge's limbless skink
* Melanoseps occidentalis (W. Peters, 1877) – western limbless skink
* Melanoseps pygmaeus Broadley, 2006 – pygmy limbless skink
* Melanoseps rondoensis Loveridge, 1942 – Rondo limbless skink
* Melanoseps uzungwensis Loveridge, 1942 – Udzungwa limbless skink

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Melanoseps.

