Sepsina copei

Sepsina copei, also known commonly as Cope's reduced-limb skink or the sepsina skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Angola.

Etymology
The specific name, copei, is in honor of American herpetologist and paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. copei is savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 600 m.

Description
S. copei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm, and a tail length of 5 cm. The eye is small, and the lower eyelid is transparent. It has very short legs, with three toes on each foot. Dorsally, it is pale brown. Ventrally, it is whitish.

Behavior
S. copei is terrestrial and fossorial.

Reproduction
S. copei is viviparous.