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Acontias plumbeus (Giant lance skink)

Reptilia - Scincidae

Taxonomy
Acontias plumbeus was named by Bianconi (1849). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Acontias plumbeus Bianconi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyScincidaeGray 1825
genusAcontiasCuvier 1817
speciesplumbeusBianconi 1849

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.

Acontias plumbeus Bianconi 1849 [Giant lance skink]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:25
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:25
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available