Acontias litoralis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Acontinae
Genus: Acontias
Species: Acontias litoralis

Name

Acontias litoralis Broadley & Greer, 1969: 25

• Holotype: TM 18002.
• Type locality: “5 miles east of Port Nolloth”.

Combinations

• Acontias litoralis — Whiting et al., 2003
• Microacontias litoralis — Daniels et al., 2006
• Acontias litoralis — Lamb et al., 2010

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. & Greer, A.E. 1969. A revision of the genus Acontias Cuvier (Sauria: Scincidae). Arnoldia Rhodesia 4(26): 1–29. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Acontias litoralis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Coastal Legless Skink