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Acontias Aurantiacus
''Acontias'' is a genus of limbless skinks, the lance skinks, (family (biology), 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 viviparous, live-bearing sandswimmers, with fused eyelids. A recent review moved species that were formerly placed in the Genus, 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 24 species are recognized:"''Acontias'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. * ''Acontias albigularis'' Conradie, Busschau, & Edwards, 2018 – white-throated legless skink * ''Acontias aurantiacus'' (Wilhelm Peters, W. Peters, 1854) – golden b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acontias Mukwando
''Acontias mukwando'', the Serra da Neve lance-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is only known to exist in Serra da Neve in the Angolan Namibe Province, Namibe province. The species was first documented by Mariana P. Marques, Diogo Parrinha, Arthur Tiutenko, Manuel Lopes-Lima, Aaron M. Bauer & Luis M. P. Ceríaco in 2023. Description ''Acontias mukwando'' is a medium-sized member of the genus ''Acontias'' measuring a length of 172.2 mm (6.77 in). The species lacks limbs or ear openings and is distinguished for other member of ''Acontias'' by its exposed eyes and 3 chin shields. It has pink body pigmentation with dark dorsal pigmentation and a dark brown band that runs the mid-dorsal region. Its midbody scale row numbers between 15 and 18 scales with 172-178 ventral scales. Habitat ''Acontias mukwando'' inhabits the Serra da Neve inselberg in Namibe Province, Namibe province, southwestern Angola. It is known to forage in the leaf litter of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acontias Bicolor
''Acontias bicolor'' is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots .... References Acontias Skinks of Africa Reptiles of Zimbabwe Endemic fauna of Zimbabwe Reptiles described in 1929 Taxa named by John Hewitt (herpetologist) {{Skink-stub ... [...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 Lizard is the common name used for all Squamata, squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most Island#Oceanic isla ... in the family Scincidae. It is found in Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, and Angola. References 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 {{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 Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c .... 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 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 mos .... 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] |
Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons
Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons, born in Pietermaritzburg, was a notable herpetologist in South Africa. Also, he contributed to the collection of spermatophyte samples for the National Herbarium which has become part of the South African National Biodiversity Institute at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden. In 1937, together with Anna Amelia Obermeyer, he collected some of the earliest plant specimens from the Eastern Highlands of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Later, as director of the Transvaal Museum, he together with Charles Koch helped to establish the Namib Desert Research Institute in Gobabeb Family Vivian FitzSimons came from a family of naturalists. His father, Frederick William FitzSimons, and his mother Patricia Henrietta (née Russell), both immigrated to South Africa from Ireland. His brother was Desmond Charles Fitzsimons, who in 1939 founded the Fitzsimons Snake Park (Durban) and was a leading distributor of snake antivenoms in South Africa. Vivian FitzSimo ... [...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 Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O .... 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] |
Donald George Broadley
Donald George Broadley (1932–2016) was an African herpetologist. He described as new to science 115 species and subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ..., and 8 genera and subgenera of reptiles. He was one of the founders of the Herpetological Association of Africa (initially the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia). He earned his doctorate at the University of Natal in 1966. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Broadley", p. 39). His widow, Sheila Broadley, is also a herpetologist. Legacy Broadley is commemorated in the scientific names of eight species of reptiles: '' Afroedura broadleyi'', '' Atheris broadleyi'', '' Elapsoidea broad ... [...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 Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O .... 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] |
George Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botanist during the last 30 years of his life, especially in the study of roses. Life Boulenger was born in Brussels, Belgium, the only son of Gustave Boulenger, a Belgian public notary, and Juliette Piérart, from Valenciennes. He graduated in 1876 from the Free University of Brussels (1834–1969), Free University of Brussels with a degree in natural sciences, and worked for a while at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, as an assistant naturalist studying amphibians, reptiles, and fishes. He also made frequent visits during this time to the ''National Museum of Natural History (France), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'' in Paris and the Natural History Museum, London, British Museum in London. Boulenger develop ... [...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 In animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the mother, with the maternal circulation providing for the metabolic needs of the embryo's development, until the mother gives birth to a fully or partially developed juve .... References Further reading * Boulenger GA (1903). "Descriptions of new Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum". ''Anna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
