Acontias cregoi
Acontias cregoi, commonly known as Cregoe's legless skink, Cregoi's blind legless skink, and Cregoi's legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Acontias |
| Species: | A. cregoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Acontias cregoi (Boulenger, 1903) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, cregoi, is in honor of John P. Cregoe who presented the holotype to the British Museum.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. cregoi is grassland, at altitudes of 650–1,700 m (2,130–5,580 ft).[1]
Description
The holotype of A. cregoi has a total length of 15 cm (6 inches), which includes a tail 2.5 cm (1 inch) long.[4]
Reproduction
A. cregoi is viviparous.[2]
References
- Bauer, A.M. [in French]; Conradie, W. (2018). "Acontias cregoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T44960195A115668549. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T44960195A115668549.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Acontias cregoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlosaurus cregoi, p. 61).
- Boulenger GA (1903).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1903). "Descriptions of new Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Seventh Series 12: 429–435. (Typhlosaurus cregoi, new species, pp. 434–435).
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