London - Uncapped backrower Josh Strauss, who will qualify to represent Scotland on residential grounds on September 19, a day after the Rugby World Cup begins, was the surprise name in coach Vern Cotter's 31-man squad on Tuesday.
Strauss is joined by another South African-born player in Edinburgh prop WP Nel, who has won two caps, but there was no place for the latest "Kilted Kiwi" Hugh Blake.
Scrumhalf Greig Laidlaw captains a squad that has a total of 651 caps with three members - Alasdair Dickinson, Ross Ford and Sean Lamont - due to play in their third World Cup.
Scotland
Scotland squad:
Forwards
Alasdair Dickinson, Ryan Grant, Gordon Reid, WP Nel, Jon Welsh, Fraser Brown, Ross Ford, Stuart McInally, Grant Gilchrist, Jonny Gray, Richie Gray, Tim Swinson, David Denton, John Hardie, Josh Strauss, Alasdair Strokosch, Ryan Wilson
Backs
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, Greig Laidlaw (captain), Henry Pyrgos, Finn Russell, Duncan Weir, Mark Bennett, Peter Horne, Matt Scott, Richie Vernon, Sean Lamont, Sean Maitland, Tommy Seymour, Tim Visser, Stuart Hogg