Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

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:   9833
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2530BA
Observer:   ENGELBRECHT I; Michelle Correia
Date of record:   2014-01-23
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   8720
Species name:   Acontias albigularis
Common name:   White-throated Legless Skink
Family:   Scincidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-9833
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   I suspect it's a Short-headed Legless Skink (Acontias breviceps). Do you have any photos of the belly or tail?
Date:   2014-01-31 19:24:35
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:   Cannot leave out Thin-tailed Legless Skink (Acontias gracilicauda), a ventral photo is needed yes.
Date:   2014-02-03 12:23:16
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2014-03-04 22:00:30
Species name:   Acontias sp.
Species code:   5904
Comment number:   4
By:   Adriaan Jordaan
Comment:   Definitely A. breviceps.
Date:   2014-03-20 17:34:27
Species name:   Acontias breviceps -- Short-headed Legless Skink
Species code:   1990
Comment number:   5
By:   Werner Conradie
Comment:   Described as a new species. Acontias albigularis Conradie, Busschau, Edwards 2018
Date:   2018-06-06 17:56:59
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   6
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2018-11-01 14:00:27
Species name:   Acontias albigularis -- White-throated Legless Skink
Species code:   8720

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