Acontias aurantiacus
Acontias aurantiacus, the golden blind legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, and South Africa.[1][2]
| Acontias aurantiacus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Acontias |
| Species: | A. aurantiacus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acontias aurantiacus (Peters, 1854) | |
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Three subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Acontias aurantiacus aurantiacus (Peters, 1854)
- Acontias aurantiacus bazarutoensis Broadley, 1990 – Bazaruto Island, Mozambique
- Acontias aurantiacus carolinensis Broadley, 1990 – Santa Carolina, Mozambique
References
- Conradie, W., Verburgt, L., Alexander, G.J., Farooq, H., Tolley, K.A., Sardinha, C.I.V. & Raimundo, A. 2019. Acontias aurantiacus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T44960171A44960177. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44960171A44960177.en. Downloaded on 09 January 2020.
- Acontias aurantiacus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.
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