Acontias orientalis Hewitt, 1937 is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Acontias orientalis Hewitt, 1937
Acontias orientalis is a burrowing scincid lizard species endemic to South Africa.
Acontias orientalis, commonly called the Eastern striped blindworm or Eastern Cape legless skink, is a species of lizard belonging to the family Scincidae. This species is endemic to South Africa. It is a burrowing species that has been found in coastal regions and inland valleys with sediment-rich soils, and can survive in habitats ranging from moderately moist to somewhat arid conditions.
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Sphenomorphus dussumieri (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Trachylepis sparsa (Mertens, 1954)
Lipinia microcerca (Boettger, 1901)
Oligosoma kokowai Melzer, Bell & Patterson, 2017
Ornithuroscincus noctua (Lesson, 1830)
Plestiodon copei (Taylor, 1933)
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