Acontias mukwando

Serra da Neve Lance-skink (Acontias mukwando)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Acontinae
Genus: Acontias
Species: Acontias mukwando

Name

Acontias mukwando Marques, Parrinha, Tiutenko, Lopes-Lima, Bauer & Ceríaco, 2023

• Type material: MUHNAC/MB03-001522 [holotype], UHNAC/MB03-001524, UHNAC/MB03-001523
• Type locality: vicinity of Catchi, Serra da Neve inselberg [-13.7660°, 13.2587°,1674 m], Namibe province, Angola.

References

Primary references

• Marques, M.P., Parrinha, D., Tiutenko, A., Lopes-Lima, M., Bauer, A.M. & Ceríaco, L.M.P. 2023. A new species of African legless skink, genus Acontias Cuvier, 1816 "1817" (Squamata: Scincidae) from Serra da Neve inselberg, south-western Angola. African Journal of Herpetology 72(2): 145–162. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Acontias mukwando. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 November 2023.
• ZooBank: C4FEAA66-8E0B-480C-B444-18ED8175E735

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Angolanischer beinloser Skink
English: Serra da Neve Lance-skink
português: Lagarto-lança-da-Serra da Neve
русский: ангольский безногий сцинк
українська: ангольский безногий сцинк

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