Acontias occidentalis

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

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

Name

• Acontias occidentalis FitzSimons, 1941

Holotype: AMG 6064.

Type locality: “Okahandja (Namibia)” designated by Mertens (1955).

Combinations

• Acontias plumbeus occidentalis FitzSimons, 1941 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Acontias percivali occidentalis — Broadley & Greer, 1969: 20 [subsequent combination]
• Acontias occidentalis — Lamb, Biswas & Bauer, 2010: 41 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

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. 2025. Acontias occidentalis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 November 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Savanna Legless Skink