Acontinae is a subfamily of limbless skinks within the family
Scincidae.
Genera
The subfamily Acontinae contains 2 genera.
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* '']Acontias
''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-ven ...
'' (26 species)
* ''Typhlosaurus
''Typhlosaurus'' is a genus of African lizards, one of a number of genera of limbless lizards in the skink family ( Scincidae). This group was recently revised with most species formerly attributed to ''Typhlosaurus'' now placed in ''Acontias''. ...
'' (5 species)
References
Tetrapod subfamilies
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