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Taxonomy
Acontias was named by Cuvier (1817). It is extant.
It was assigned to Scincidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).
It was assigned to Scincidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1817 | Acontias Cuvier |
| 1996 | Acontias Frank and Ramus |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Acontias Cuvier 1817 [Lance skinks]
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Acontias meleagris Linneaus 1758 [Linneaus' lance skink]
Acontias percivali Loveridge 1935 [Percival's lance skink]
Acontias plumbeus Bianconi 1849 [Giant lance skink]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available