Melanoseps loveridgei, also known commonly as Loveridge's limbless skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Scincinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to East Africa.
Relatively large for its genus, Melanoseps loveridgei may attain a total length (tail included) of . The tail length is about 25% of the total length. There are 18 scale rows around the body at midbody. Coloration is gray or black dorsally and lighter ventrally.
Melanoseps loveridgei is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.
The preferred natural habitats of Melanoseps loveridgei are forest and savanna.
Melanoseps loveridgei is terrestrial and fossorial.
The mode of reproduction of Melanoseps loveridgei has been variously described as being viviparous and as being ovoviviparous.
The specific name, loveridgei, is in honor of British herpetologist Arthur Loveridge.