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Pseudoacontias
''Pseudoacontias'' is genus of skinks, lizards in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. Geographic range The genus ''Pseudoacontias'' is Endemism, endemic to Madagascar. Description All species of ''Pseudoacontias'' are large, fossorial skinks, measuring at least in snout–vent length. They lack limbs or have greatly reduced limbs. Species The genus contains the following species: *''Pseudoacontias angelorum'' *''Pseudoacontias madagascariensis'' – giant Madagascar skink *''Pseudoacontias menamainty'' *''Pseudoacontias unicolor'' Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''angelorum'' (genitive, masculine, plural), is in honor of twin brothers Angelien and Angeluc Razafimanantsoa who are Madagascan naturalists.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Pseudoacontias angelorum'', p. 9). References Further reading *José Vicente Barbosa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudoacontias
''Pseudoacontias'' is genus of skinks, lizards in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. Geographic range The genus ''Pseudoacontias'' is Endemism, endemic to Madagascar. Description All species of ''Pseudoacontias'' are large, fossorial skinks, measuring at least in snout–vent length. They lack limbs or have greatly reduced limbs. Species The genus contains the following species: *''Pseudoacontias angelorum'' *''Pseudoacontias madagascariensis'' – giant Madagascar skink *''Pseudoacontias menamainty'' *''Pseudoacontias unicolor'' Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''angelorum'' (genitive, masculine, plural), is in honor of twin brothers Angelien and Angeluc Razafimanantsoa who are Madagascan naturalists.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Pseudoacontias angelorum'', p. 9). References Further reading *José Vicente Barbosa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |