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Short Headed Legless Skink

Acontias breviceps Essex 1925

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Acontias breviceps Essex 1925
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Acontias breviceps
Species recognized by wikipedia VI, South Africa Species List, wikipedia EU, NCBI, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Acontias breviceps Essex 1925
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Acontias breviceps Essex 1925
Recognized by ReptileDB
Acontias breviceps
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Acontias breviceps
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Acontias breviceps Essex 1925
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, TreatmentBank, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Acontias plumbeus breviceps Fitzsimons 1943
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Acontias breviceps
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Acontias plumbeus breviceps Fitzsimons 1943
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Acontias plumbeus breviceps Fitzsimons 1943
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Common Names

English

Shorthead Lance Skink
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB and Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)
Short-headed Legless Skink preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Pootloze graafskink preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Curated hierarchies for Acontias breviceps Essex 1925

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Scincoidea
Scincidae
Acontias Cuvier 1817
Acontias breviceps Essex 1925 (this page)
Acontias albigularis Conradie, Busschau & Edwards 2018
Acontias aurantiacus (Peters 1854)
Acontias bicolor (Hewitt 1929)
Acontias cregoi (Boulenger 1903)
Acontias fitzsimonsi (Broadley 1968)
Acontias gariepensis (Fitzsimons 1941)
Acontias gracilicauda Essex 1925
Acontias grayi Boulenger 1887
Acontias jappi (Broadley 1968)
Acontias kgalagadi (Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010)
Acontias lineatus Peters 1879
Acontias litoralis Broadley & Greer 1969
Acontias meleagris (Linnaeus 1758)
Acontias namaquensis Hewitt 1938
Acontias occidentalis Fitzsimons 1941
Acontias orientalis Hewitt 1938
Acontias parietalis (Broadley 1990)
Acontias percivali Loveridge 1935
Acontias plumbeus Bianconi 1849
Acontias richardi (Jacobsen 1987)
Acontias rieppeli (Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010)
Acontias schmitzi Wagner, Broadley & Bauer 2012
Acontias tristis Werner 1910
Acontias wakkerstroomensis Conradie, Busschau & Edwards 2018

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Scincomorpha
Scincidae
Acontinae
Acontias
Acontias breviceps Essex 1925 (this page)
Acontias albigularis Conradie, Busschau & Edwards 2018
Acontias aurantiacus (Peters 1854)
Acontias bicolor (Hewitt 1929)
Acontias cregoi (Boulenger 1903)
Acontias fitzsimonsi (Broadley 1968)
Acontias gariepensis (Fitzsimons 1941)
Acontias gracilicauda Essex 1925
Acontias grayi Boulenger 1887
Acontias jappi (Broadley 1968)
Acontias kgalagadi Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010
Acontias lineatus Peters 1879
Acontias litoralis Broadley & Greer 1969
Acontias meleagris (Linnaeus 1758)
Acontias namaquensis Hewitt 1938
Acontias occidentalis Fitzsimons 1941
Acontias orientalis Hewitt 1937
Acontias parietalis (Broadley 1990)
Acontias percivali Loveridge 1935
Acontias plumbeus Bianconi 1849
Acontias richardi (Jacobsen 1987)
Acontias rieppeli (Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010)
Acontias schmitzi Wagner, Broadley & Bauer 2012
Acontias subtaeniatus (Broadley 1968)
Acontias tristis Werner 1910
Acontias wakkerstroomensis Conradie, Busschau & Edwards 2018

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Acontias breviceps Essex 1925 (this page)
Acontias albigularis Conradie, Busschau & Edwards 2018
Acontias aurantiacus (Peters 1854)
Acontias bicolor (Hewitt 1929)
Acontias cregoi (Boulenger 1903)
Acontias fitzsimonsi (Broadley 1968)
Acontias gariepensis (Fitzsimons 1941)
Acontias gracilicauda Essex 1925
Acontias grayi Boulenger 1887
Acontias jappi (Broadley 1968)
Acontias kgalagadi (Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010)
Acontias lineatus Peters 1879
Acontias litoralis Broadley & Greer 1969
Acontias meleagris (Linnaeus 1758)
Acontias namaquensis Hewitt 1938
Acontias occidentalis Fitzsimons 1941
Acontias orientalis Hewitt 1938
Acontias parietalis (Broadley 1990)
Acontias percivali Loveridge 1935
Acontias plumbeus Bianconi 1849
Acontias richardi (Jacobsen 1987)
Acontias rieppeli (Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010)
Acontias schmitzi Wagner, Broadley & Bauer 2012
Acontias tristis Werner 1910
Acontias wakkerstroomensis Conradie, Busschau & Edwards 2018

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Scincoidea
Scincidae
Acontias
Acontias breviceps Essex 1925 (this page)
Acontias aurantiacus (Peters 1854)
Acontias bicolor (Hewitt 1929)
Acontias cregoi (Boulenger 1903)
Acontias gariepensis (Fitzsimons 1941)
Acontias gracilicauda Essex 1925
Acontias jappi (Broadley 1968)
Acontias kgalagadi (Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010)
Acontias lineatus Peters 1879
Acontias litoralis Broadley & Greer 1969
Acontias meleagris (Linnaeus 1758)
Acontias namaquensis Hewitt 1938
Acontias occidentalis Fitzsimons 1941
Acontias orientalis Hewitt 1938
Acontias percivali Loveridge 1935
Acontias plumbeus Bianconi 1849
Acontias poecilus Bourquin & Lambiris 1996
Acontias richardi (Jacobsen 1987)
Acontias rieppeli (Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010)
Acontias schmitzi Wagner, Broadley & Bauer 2012
Acontias tristis Werner 1910

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Acontias breviceps Essex 1925 (this page)
Acontias albigularis Conradie, Busschau & Edwards 2018
Acontias aurantiacus (Peters 1854)
Acontias bicolor (Hewitt 1929)
Acontias cregoi (Boulenger 1903)
Acontias fitzsimonsi (Broadley 1968)
Acontias gariepensis (Fitzsimons 1941)
Acontias gracilicauda Essex 1925
Acontias grayi Boulenger 1887
Acontias jappi (Broadley 1968)
Acontias kgalagadi (Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010)
Acontias lineatus Peters 1879
Acontias litoralis Broadley & Greer 1969
Acontias meleagris (Linnaeus 1758)
Acontias namaquensis Hewitt 1938
Acontias occidentalis Fitzsimons 1941
Acontias orientalis Hewitt 1938
Acontias parietalis (Broadley 1990)
Acontias percivali Loveridge 1935
Acontias plumbeus Bianconi 1849
Acontias richardi (Jacobsen 1987)
Acontias rieppeli (Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010)
Acontias schmitzi Wagner, Broadley & Bauer 2012
Acontias tristis Werner 1910
Acontias wakkerstroomensis Conradie, Busschau & Edwards 2018

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Scincidae
Acontias Cuvier 1817
Acontias breviceps Essex 1925 (this page)
Acontias aurantiacus (Peters 1854)
Acontias bicolor (Hewitt 1929)
Acontias cregoi (Boulenger 1903)
Acontias gariepensis (Fitzsimons 1941)
Acontias gracilicauda Essex 1925
Acontias jappi (Broadley 1968)
Acontias kgalagadi (Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010)
Acontias lineatus Peters 1879
Acontias litoralis Broadley & Greer 1969
Acontias meleagris (Linnaeus 1758)
Acontias namaquensis Hewitt 1938
Acontias occidentalis Fitzsimons 1941
Acontias orientalis Hewitt 1938
Acontias percivali Loveridge 1935
Acontias plumbeus Bianconi 1849
Acontias poecilus Bourquin & Lambiris 1996
Acontias richardi (Jacobsen 1987)
Acontias rieppeli (Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010)
Acontias schmitzi Wagner, Broadley & Bauer 2012
Acontias tristis Werner 1910

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Autarchoglossa
Scincidae Oppel 1811
Acontiinae Gray 1839
Acontias Cuvier 1817
Acontias breviceps Essex 1925 (this page)
Acontias albigularis Conradie, Busschau & Edwards 2018
Acontias aurantiacus (Peters 1854)
Acontias bicolor (Hewitt 1929)
Acontias cregoi (Boulenger 1903)
Acontias fitzsimonsi (Broadley 1968)
Acontias gariepensis (Fitzsimons 1941)
Acontias gracilicauda Essex 1925
Acontias grayi Boulenger 1887
Acontias jappi (Broadley 1968)
Acontias kgalagadi Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010
Acontias lineatus Peters 1879
Acontias litoralis Broadley & Greer 1969
Acontias meleagris (Linnaeus 1758)
Acontias namaquensis Hewitt 1937
Acontias occidentalis Fitzsimons 1941
Acontias orientalis Hewitt 1937
Acontias parietalis (Broadley 1990)
Acontias percivali Loveridge 1935
Acontias plumbeus Bianconi 1849
Acontias richardi (Jacobsen 1987)
Acontias rieppeli Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010
Acontias schmitzi Wagner, Broadley & Bauer 2012
Acontias subtaeniatus (Broadley 1968)
Acontias tristis Werner 1910
Acontias wakkerstroomensis Conradie, Busschau & Edwards 2018

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Scinciformata
Scincidae
Acontinae
Acontias
Acontias breviceps (this page)
Acontias aurantiacus
Acontias bicolor
Acontias cregoi
Acontias fitzsimonsi
Acontias gariepensis
Acontias gracilicauda
Acontias jappi
Acontias kgalagadi
Acontias lineatus
Acontias litoralis
Acontias meleagris
Acontias namaquensis
Acontias occidentalis
Acontias orientalis
Acontias parietalis
Acontias percivali
Acontias plumbeus
Acontias poecilus
Acontias richardi
Acontias rieppeli
Acontias tristis
unclassified Acontias

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Scincogekkonomorpha
Scleroglossa
Scincomorpha
Scincidae
Acontinae
Acontias
Acontias breviceps (this page)
Acontias albigularis
Acontias aurantiacus
Acontias bicolor
Acontias cregoi
Acontias fitzsimonsi
Acontias gariepensis
Acontias gracilicauda
Acontias grayi
Acontias jappi
Acontias kgaladi
Acontias kgalagadi
Acontias lineatus
Acontias lineicauda
Acontias litoralis
Acontias meleagris
Acontias namaquensis
Acontias occidentalis
Acontias orientalis
Acontias parietalis
Acontias percivali
Acontias plumbeus
Acontias poecilus
Acontias richardi
Acontias rieppeli
Acontias schmitzi
Acontias tristis
Acontias wakkerstroomensis
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