Paracontias kankana

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Paracontias kankana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Paracontias
Species:
P. kankana
Binomial name
Paracontias kankana
Köhler, Vieites, Glaw, Kaffenberger, & Vences, 2009
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Paracontias kankana is a species of skinks. It is endemic to Madagascar. [2]

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References

  1. Vences, M. (2011). "Paracontias kankana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T193486A8862807. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T193486A8862807.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Paracontias kankana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.