Scolecoseps acontias

Scolecoseps acontias, also known commonly as the sandy limbless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.^[2]

Scolecoseps acontias
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Superfamily:	Scincoidea
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Scolecoseps
Species:	S. acontias
Binomial name
Scolecoseps acontias (F. Werner, 1913)
Synonyms[2]
Melanoseps acontias F. Werner, 1913 Scolecoseps acontias — Loveridge, 1942

Geographic range

S. acontias is found in eastern coastal Tanzania.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of S. acontias are shrubland and forest, at altitudes from sea level to 100 m (330 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

S. acontias is viviparous.^[2]