''Pseudoacontias angelorum'' is a
species of skink, a
lizard
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in the
family Scincidae. The species is
endemic to
Madagascar.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
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In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''angelorum'' (masculine, genitive, plural), is in honor of twin brothers Angelien and Angeluc Razafimanantsoa who are Malagasy 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).]
Geographic range
''P. angelorum'' is found in northeastern Madagascar.
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Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of ''P. angelorum'' is primary
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rainforest
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Description
''P. angelorum'' has no front legs, and its back legs are flap-like and styliform.[
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Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of ''P. angelorum'' is unknown.[
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References
Further reading
* Glaw F, Vences M (2006). ''A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition''. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. .
* Nussbaum RA, Raxworthy CJ (1995). "Review of the Scincine Genus ''Pseudoacontias'' Barboza du Bocage (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) of Madagascar". ''Herpetologica'' 51 (1): 91–99. (''Pseudoacontias angelorum'', new species).
Reptiles described in 1995
Pseudoacontias
Taxa named by Christopher John Raxworthy
Taxa named by Ronald Archie Nussbaum
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