Acontias lineatus Peters, 1879 is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acontias lineatus Peters, 1879

Acontias lineatus Peters, 1879

Acontias lineatus is a scincid lizard species found in South Africa and Namibia, with two common names.

Family
Genus
Acontias
Order
Class
Squamata

About Acontias lineatus Peters, 1879

Acontias lineatus Peters, 1879, commonly known as the striped dwarf legless skink or the lined lance skink, is a species of lizard belonging to the family Scincidae. This species occurs in South Africa and Namibia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Acontias

More from Scincidae

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