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Acontias Poecilus
''Acontias'' is a genus of limbless skinks, the lance skinks, ( family Scincidae) in the African subfamily Acontinae.Branch 2004. Most are small animals, but the largest member of the genus is '' Acontias plumbeus'' at approximately snout-vent length. All members of this genus are live-bearing sandswimmers, with fused eyelids. A recent review moved species that were formerly placed in the genera ''Typhlosaurus'', ''Acontophiops'', and ''Microacontias'' into this genus, as together these form a single branch in the tree of life. This new concept of ''Acontias'' is a sister lineage to '' Typhlosaurus'', and these two genera are the only genera within the subfamily Acontinae. Species These 26 species are recognized:"''Acontias'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. * '' Acontias albigularis'' Conradie, Busschau, & Edwards, 2018 – white-throated legless skink * '' Acontias aurantiacus'' ( W. Peters, 1854) – golden blind legless skink * ''Acontias bicolor'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acontias Percivali
''Acontias percivali'', also known commonly as Percival's lance skink, Percival's legless lizard, and the Tanzanian legless lizard, is a species of small, legless (snake-like) lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''percivali'', is in honor of British naturalist Arthur Blayney Percival (1874–1940), who was a game warden in East Africa. Geographic range The geographic range of ''A. percivali'' is limited to continental Africa and includes regions of Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.. www.reptile-database.org. Habitat Percival's lance skink inhabits savannas by burrowing just below the surface of the soil. Subspecies The two subspecies of ''A. percivali'' are: *''A. p. percivali'' *''A. p. tasmani'' ''A. p. tasmani'' may be a subspecies of ''Acontias meleagris'' as seen after DNA sequencing tests. Description Percival's lance skink can be identified by its copper-brown back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acontias Bicolor
''Acontias bicolor'' is a species of lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ... in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Zimbabwe. References Acontias Skinks of Africa Reptiles of Zimbabwe Endemic fauna of Zimbabwe Reptiles described in 1929 Taxa named by John Hewitt (herpetologist) {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acontias Jappi
''Acontias jappi'', Japp's burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in western Zambia and eastern Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina .... References Acontias Skinks of Africa Reptiles of Angola Reptiles of Zambia Reptiles described in 1968 Taxa named by Donald George Broadley {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acontias Grayi
''Acontias grayi'', Gray's dwarf legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Western Cape, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... References Acontias Skinks of Africa Endemic reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 1887 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Fauna of South Africa Endemic fauna of South Africa {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acontias Gracilicauda
''Acontias gracilicauda'', the slendertail lance skink or thin-tailed legless skink, is a species of skink. It is found in the Republic of South Africa (Eastern Cape Province, Mpumalanga, Free State, North-West Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal) and Lesotho. ''Acontias namaquensis'' was formerly included in this species as a subspecies, but is now recognized as a distinct species. Description Adult males measure on average and adult females in snout–vent length Snout–vent length (SVL) is a morphometric measurement taken in herpetology from the tip of the snout to the most posterior opening of the cloacal slit (vent)."direct line distance from tip of snout to posterior margin of vent" It is the most c .... It has no limbs, like other members of its genus. References Further reading * Bauer, A.M., and Branch, W.R. (2003). The herpetofauna of the Richtersveld National Park, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa. ''Herpetological Natural History'' 8:111-160 00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons
Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons, born in Pietermaritzburg, was a notable herpetologist in South Africa. Also, he contributed to the collection of spermatophyte samples for the National Herbarium which has become part of the South African National Biodiversity Institute at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden. In 1937, together with Anna Amelia Obermeyer, he collected some of the earliest plant specimens from the Eastern Highlands of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Later, as director of the Transvaal Museum, he together with Charles Koch helped to establish the Namib Desert Research Institute in Gobabeb Family Vivian FitzSimons came from a family of naturalists. His father, Frederick William FitzSimons, and his mother Patricia Henrietta (née Russell), both immigrated to South Africa from Ireland. His brother was Desmond Charles Fitzsimons, who in 1939 founded the Fitzsimons Snake Park (Durban) and was a leading distributor of snake antivenoms in South Africa. Vivian FitzSimons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acontias Gariepensis
''Acontias gariepensis'', the Mier Kalahari legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... References Acontias Skinks of Africa Reptiles of Botswana Reptiles of Namibia Reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 1941 Taxa named by Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald George Broadley
Donald George Broadley (1932–2016) was an African herpetologist. He described as new to science 115 species and subspecies, and 8 genera and subgenera of reptiles. He was one of the founders of the Herpetological Association of Africa (initially the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia). He earned his doctorate at the University of Natal in 1966.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Broadley", p. 39). His widow, Sheila Broadley, is also a herpetologist. Legacy Broadley is commemorated in the scientific names of eight species of reptiles: ''Afroedura broadleyi'', '' Atheris broadleyi'', ''Elapsoidea broadleyi'', ''Lygodactylus broadleyi'', ''Pelusios broadleyi'', ''Platysaurus broadleyi'', ''Scolecoseps broadleyi'', and ''Tricheilostoma broadleyi ''Tricheilostoma broadleyi'' is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Ivor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acontias Fitzsimonsi
''Acontias fitzsimonsi'', Fitzsimons' legless skink or Fitzsimon's legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... References Acontias Skinks of Africa Endemic reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 1968 Taxa named by Donald George Broadley {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botanist during the last 30 years of his life, especially in the study of roses. Life Boulenger was born in Brussels, Belgium, the only son of Gustave Boulenger, a Belgian public notary, and Juliette Piérart, from Valenciennes. He graduated in 1876 from the Free University of Brussels with a degree in natural sciences, and worked for a while at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, as an assistant naturalist studying amphibians, reptiles, and fishes. He also made frequent visits during this time to the ''Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'' in Paris and the British Museum in London. In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum, then a department of the British Museum, by Dr. Albert C. L. G. Günther a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acontias Cregoi
''Acontias cregoi'', commonly known as Cregoe's legless skink, Cregoi's blind legless skink, and Cregoi's legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to South Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''cregoi'', is in honor of John P. Cregoe who presented the holotype to the British Museum. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''A. cregoi'' is grassland, at altitudes of . Description The holotype of ''A. cregoi'' has a total length of 15 cm (6 inches), which includes a tail 2.5 cm (1 inch) long. Boulenger GA (1903). Reproduction ''A. cregoi'' is viviparous Among animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. This is opposed to oviparity which is a reproductive mode in which females lay developing eggs that complete their development and hatch externally from the m .... References Further reading * Boulenger GA (1903). "Descriptions of new Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum". ''Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
