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]

Acontias cregoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Acontias
Species:
A. cregoi
Binomial name
Acontias cregoi
(Boulenger, 1903)
Synonyms[2]
  • Typhlosaurus cregoi
    Boulenger, 1903
  • Acontias cregoi
    Lamb, Biswas & Bauer, 2010

Etymology

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The specific name, cregoi, is in honor of John P. Cregoe who presented the holotype to the British Museum.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of A. cregoi is grassland, at altitudes of 650–1,700 m (2,130–5,580 ft).[1]

Description

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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

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A. cregoi is viviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ a b c Acontias cregoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ 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).
  4. ^ Boulenger GA (1903).

Further reading

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  • 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).