Acontophiops lineatus

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Woodbush Legless Skink
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Scincidae Genus: Acontophiops Species: A. lineatus
Binomial name
Acontophiops lineatus Sternfeld, 1919

Acontophiops lineatus, or Woodbush Legless Skink, is a species of legless skink. It is found in South Africa. Females of the species give birth to live young.

[edit] References

• Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• World Conservation Monitoring Center (1996). Acontophiops lineatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 April 2007. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern