| Acontias richardi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Acontias |
| Species: | A. richardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Acontias richardi (Jacobsen, 1987) | |
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Acontias richardi, Richard's legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa.
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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.
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Acontia behrii is a moth in the family Noctuidae described by Smith in 1900. It is found in North America.
Acontia coquillettii is a species of bird dropping moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
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