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Acontias kgalagadi

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Acontias kgalagadi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Acontias
Species:
A. kgalagadi
Binomial name
Acontias kgalagadi
Lamb, Biswas & Bauer, 2010
Synonyms[1]

Acontias kgalagadi, the Kalahari burrowing skink or Kgalagadi legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, and Angola.[1]

There are two subspecies:[1]

  • Acontias kgalagadi kgalagadi Lamb et al., 2010
  • Acontias kgalagadi subtaeniatus (Broadley, 1968)

References

  1. ^ a b c Acontias kgalagadi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2020.