Acontias meleagris, or the Cape legless skink, is a species of skink found in the southern Cape of South Africa. It has no limbs, like most members of the subfamily Acontinae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cape Legless Skink being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Acontias orientalis
- Acontias occidentalis
- Anomalopus verreauxii
- Acontias lineatus
- Anniella pulchra
- Anniella stebbinsi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Acontias
- Species
- Acontias meleagris
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