Acontias

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀκοντίας (akontías, “darting serpent”), from ἄκων (ákōn, “dart”). === Proper noun === Acontias m A taxonomic genus within the family Scincidae – lance skinks, of Africa. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Scincidae – family; Acontinae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Acontias meleagris (Cape legless skink) – type species ==== Derived terms ==== Paracontias Pseudacontias Typhlacontias === References === Acontias on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Acontias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Acontias on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons