Paracontias milloti

Paracontias milloti
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Paracontias
Species:	P. milloti
Binomial name
	Paracontias milloti; Angel, 1949
Synonyms
	Paracontias (Angelias) milloti; Angel, 1949;

Last updated October 12, 2025

Paracontias milloti, also known commonly as the Nosy Mamoko skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Scincinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, milloti, is in honor of French arachnologist Jacques Millot.^[3]^: 178

Description

Paracontias milloti has no legs, and it has no external ear openings.^[2]

Geographic distribution

In Madagascar, Paracontias milloti is found on the islands Nosy Mamoko and Nosy Mitsio.^[1]^[2]

Behavior

Paracontias milloti is terrestrial and fossorial.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Vences, M. (2011). "Paracontias milloti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T172941A6945458. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172941A6945458.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Paracontias milloti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.
↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Andreone, F.; Glaw, F.; Nussbaum, R.A.; Raxworthy, C.J.; Vences, M.; Randrianirina, J.E. (2003). "The amphibians and reptiles of Nosy Be (NW Madagascar) and nearby islands: a case study of diversity and conservation of an insular fauna". Journal of Natural History. 37 (17): 2119–2149.
Angel, F. (1949). "Description d'une espèce nouvelle du genre Paracontias". Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar, série A. 3 (1): 81–87. (Paracontias milloti, new species). (in French).
Glaw, F.; Vences, M. (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7. 496 pp.
Schmitz, A.; Brandley, M.C.; Mausfeld, P.; Vences, M.; Glaw, F.; Nussbaum, R.A.; Reeder, T.W. (2005). "Opening the black box: phylogenetics and morphological evolution of the Malagasy fossorial lizards of the subfamily 'Scincinae'". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 34 (118–133).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Vences, M. (2011). "Paracontias milloti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T172941A6945458. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172941A6945458.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Paracontias milloti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.

[3] Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

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