Acontias subtaeniatus

Acontias subtaeniatus (Broadley, 1968)

Stripe-bellied Legless Skink

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TAXONOMY

Original Description: Broadley, D.G. (1968). A review of the African genus Typhlosaurus Wiegmann (Sauria: Scincidae). Arnoldia. 3(36): 1-20.

Original name: Typhlosaurus lineatus subtaeniatus Broadley, 1968

Taxonomic Status: Accepted

Type Material: Holotype: TM 14959 

GEOGRAPHY

Country Occurrence: South Africa

Geographic Occurrence: Limpopo province

Distribution Notes:

Type Locality: “Great Saltpan, Waterpoort, Northern Transvaal” (Broadley, 1968)

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Citation
Nicolau et al. (2025). African Herpetological and Biodiversity Institute: African Herpetology Checklist. Acontias subtaeniatus. https://www.africanherpetologicalandbiodiversityinstitute.com/africanreptiles/species7525. Accessed on dd/mm/yyyy.

Edit history
03-03-2025 (Gary Kyle Nicolau)

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