title: Kasner's dwarf burrowing skink
text: # Kasner's dwarf burrowing skink
  
  Kasner's dwarf burrowing skink (Scelotes kasneri), also known commonly as Kasner's burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  Scelotes kasneri is endemic to the Western Cape coast of South Africa.
  
  ## Description
  
  The limbs of S. kasneri are greatly reduced. The forelimbs are entirely lost, and the hind limbs retain only two digits.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  S. kasneri is viviparous.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, kasneri, as well as the common names, are in honor of J.H. Kasner, collector of the type specimen.
  
  