Biology:Acontias aurantiacus
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Acontias |
| Species: | A. aurantiacus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acontias aurantiacus (Peters, 1854)
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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]
Three subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Broadley, 1990 – Santa Carolina, Mozambique (Peters, 1854)
- Acontias aurantiacus bazarutoensis Acontias aurantiacus aurantiacus
- Broadley, 1990 – Bazaruto Island, Mozambique Acontias aurantiacus carolinensis
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conradie, W.; Verburgt, L.; Alexander, G.J.; Farooq, H.; Tolley, K.A.; Sardinha, C.I.V.; Raimundo, A. (2019). "Acontias aurantiacus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T44960171A44960177. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44960171A44960177.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44960171/44960177. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Acontias aurantiacus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q2823395 entry
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