Acontias subtaeniatus
| Acontias subtaeniatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Acontias |
| Species: | A. subtaeniatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acontias subtaeniatus (Broadley, 1968) | |
Acontias subtaeniatus, the stripe-bellied legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in South Africa.[1]They inhabit sandy areas and burrow under sand and debris. They feed on small subterranean insects or invertibrae.[2]They are close relatives to the Kgalagadi legless skink
References
- ↑ Acontias subtaeniatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 May 2021.
- ↑ "Acontias subtaeniatus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2026-04-11.