Acontias

	Acontias ''Acontias'' is a genus of limbless skinks, the lance skinks, (family Scincidae) in the African subfamily Acontinae.Branch 2004. Most are small animals, but the largest member of the genus is ''Acontias plumbeus'' at approximately snout-vent length. All members of this genus are live-bearing sandswimmers, with fused eyelids. A recent review moved species that were formerly placed in the genera ''Typhlosaurus'', ''Acontophiops'', and ''Microacontias'' into this genus, as together these form a single branch in the tree of life. This new concept of ''Acontias'' is a sister lineage to ''Typhlosaurus'', and these two genera are the only genera within the subfamily Acontinae. Species These 26 species are recognized:"''Acontias'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. * ''Acontias albigularis'' Conradie, Busschau, & Edwards, 2018 – white-throated legless skink * ''Acontias aurantiacus'' ( W. Peters, 1854) – golden blind legless skink * '' Acontias bicolor'' ( He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acontias Percivali ''Acontias percivali'', also known commonly as Percival's lance skink, Percival's legless lizard, and the Tanzanian legless lizard, is a species of small, legless (snake-like) lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''percivali'', is in honor of British naturalist Arthur Blayney Percival (1874–1940), who was a game warden in East Africa. Geographic range The geographic range of ''A. percivali'' is limited to continental Africa and includes regions of Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.. www.reptile-database.org. Habitat Percival's lance skink inhabits savannas by burrowing just below the surface of the soil. Subspecies The two subspecies of ''A. percivali'' are: ''A. p. percivali'' ''A. p. tasmani'' ''A. p. tasmani'' may be a subspecies of '' Acontias meleagris'' as seen after DNA sequencing tests. Description Percival's lance skink can be identified by its copper-brown ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acontias Gracilicauda ''Acontias gracilicauda'', the slendertail lance skink or thin-tailed legless skink, is a species of skink. It is found in the Republic of South Africa (Eastern Cape Province, Mpumalanga, Free State, North-West Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal) and Lesotho. '' Acontias namaquensis'' was formerly included in this species as a subspecies, but is now recognized as a distinct species. Description Adult males measure on average and adult females in snout–vent length Snout–vent length (SVL) is a morphometric measurement taken in herpetology from the tip of the snout to the most posterior opening of the cloacal slit (vent)."direct line distance from tip of snout to posterior margin of vent" It is the most c .... It has no limbs, like other members of its genus. References Further reading * Bauer, A.M., and Branch, W.R. (2003). The herpetofauna of the Richtersveld National Park, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa. ''Herpetological Natural History'' 8:111-160 0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acontias Breviceps ''Acontias breviceps'', the shorthead lance skink or shortheaded legless skink, is a species of viviparous, legless, fossorial lizards occurring along the southern and eastern sections of the Great Escarpment in South Africa. It may grow up to 10 cm long. This skink was first collected in 1925 by Robert Essex at Hogsback in the Amatola Mountains in the Eastern Cape at an elevation of some 6000 ft. A disjunct second population exist in the Transvaal Drakensberg. Essex collected for the Albany Museum of Grahamstown, but a fire in 1941 destroyed most specimens and records."A Biographical Dictionary of Contributors to the Natural History of the Free State and Lesotho" - Rodney Moffett References Bibliography Daniels, Savel R.; Neil J. L. Heideman, Martin G. J. Hendricks, Keith A. Crandall 2006. Taxonomic subdivisions within the fossorial skink subfamily Acontinae (Squamata: Scincidae) reconsidered: a multilocus perspective. Zoologica Scripta 35 (4): 353 Essex, R. 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acontias Aurantiacus ''Acontias aurantiacus'', the golden blind legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, and South Africa. Three subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics ( morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all specie ... are recognized: References Acontias Skinks of Africa Reptiles of Botswana Reptiles of Mozambique Reptiles of South Africa Reptiles of Zimbabwe Reptiles described in 1854 Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acontias Plumbeus ''Acontias plumbeus'', the giant legless skink or giant lance skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and .... References Acontias Reptiles described in 1849 Taxa named by Giovanni Giuseppe Bianconi {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acontias Cregoi ''Acontias cregoi'', commonly known as Cregoe's legless skink, Cregoi's blind legless skink, and Cregoi's legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to South Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''cregoi'', is in honor of John P. Cregoe who presented the holotype to the British Museum. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''A. cregoi'' is grassland, at altitudes of . Description The holotype of ''A. cregoi'' has a total length of 15 cm (6 inches), which includes a tail 2.5 cm (1 inch) long. Boulenger GA (1903). Reproduction ''A. cregoi'' is viviparous Among animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. This is opposed to oviparity which is a reproductive mode in which females lay developing eggs that complete their development and hatch externally from the .... References Further reading * Boulenger GA (1903). "Descriptions of new Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum". ''Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acontias Kgalagadi ''Acontias kgalagadi'', the Kalahari burrowing skink or Kgalagadi legless skink, is a species of lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia altho ... in the family Scincidae. It is found in Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, and Angola. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2823399 Acontias Skinks of Africa Reptiles of Angola Reptiles of Botswana Reptiles of Namibia Reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 2010 Taxa named by Aaron M. Bauer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acontias Fitzsimonsi ''Acontias fitzsimonsi'', Fitzsimons' legless skink or Fitzsimon's legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun .... References Acontias Skinks of Africa Endemic reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 1968 Taxa named by Donald George Broadley {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acontias Jappi ''Acontias jappi'', Japp's burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in western Zambia and eastern Angola , national_anthem = "Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordinat .... References Acontias Skinks of Africa Reptiles of Angola Reptiles of Zambia Reptiles described in 1968 Taxa named by Donald George Broadley {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acontias Grayi ''Acontias grayi'', Gray's dwarf legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Western Cape, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun .... References Acontias Skinks of Africa Endemic reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 1887 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Fauna of South Africa Endemic fauna of South Africa {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acontias Albigularis ''Acontias albigularis'', the white-throated legless skink, is a species of lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia altho ... in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to South Africa. References Acontias Skinks of Africa Endemic reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 2018 Taxa named by Werner Conradie Taxa named by Shelley Edwards {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acontias Gariepensis ''Acontias gariepensis'', the Mier Kalahari legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun .... References Acontias Skinks of Africa Reptiles of Botswana Reptiles of Namibia Reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 1941 Taxa named by Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]