Black Limbless Skink

Continent: Africa
Distribution: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, S Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) ater: Malawi, SW Tanzania (Rungwe Mountain).
Type locality: Zambesi River = Shire Highlands, Malawi. matengoensis: Matengo Highlands, Tanzania.
Type locality: Ugano, Matengo Highlands, west of Songea, Tanzania.

Continent: Africa
Distribution: S Tanzania, NE Zambia
Type locality: Liwale, Tanzania.

The black limbless skink (Melanoseps ater) is an extant species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.