| Pseudoacontias | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae |
| Genus: | Pseudoacontias Bocage, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Pseudoacontias madagascariensis | |
Pseudoacontias is genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae.
The genus Pseudoacontias is endemic to Madagascar. [2]
All species of Pseudoacontias are large, fossorial skinks, measuring at least 200 mm (7.9 in) in snout–vent length. They lack limbs or have greatly reduced limbs. [3] [4]
The genus contains the following species: [2]
The specific name, angelorum (genitive, masculine, plural), is in honor of twin brothers Angelien and Angeluc Razafimanantsoa who are Madagascan naturalists. [5]
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Lubuya is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus contains one species, Lubuya ivensii, known commonly as Ivens's skink, Ivens's water skink, or the meadow skink, which is endemic to Southern Africa.
Paracontias is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.
Sepsina is a genus of skinks. The genus is endemic to southern Africa.
Typhlacontias is a genus of legless, burrowing skinks in the family Scincidae, a genus endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. Its sister group is the clade consisting of the genera Feylinia and Melanoseps.
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.
Kasner's dwarf burrowing skink, also known commonly as Kasner's burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.
Voeltzkowia mobydick is a species of mermaid skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. In 2012, the species was first described in a paper by French herpetologists Aurélien Miralles, Miguel Vences, and their colleagues.
Lankascincus dorsicatenatus, also known as the catenated lankaskink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to island of Sri Lanka.
Trachylepis ozorii is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Annobón in Equatorial Guinea.
Madascincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in the genus Amphiglossus.
Lioscincus steindachneri, also known commonly as the white-lipped forest skink or Steindachner's ground skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.
Angel's writhing skink is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
Trachylepis dumasi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Trachylepis nancycoutuae, also known commonly as Nancy Coutu's mabuya and Nancy Coutu's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Tropidophorus baconi, also known commonly as Bacon's water skink or Bacon's waterside skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sulawesi (Indonesia).
Flexiseps crenni is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Pseudoacontias angelorum is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
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