Acontiinae - Kwambonambi

Observed by Gerhard DiedericksGerhard Diedericks's reputation in Amphibians and ReptilesGerhard Diedericks's reputation in Amphibians and ReptilesGerhard Diedericks's reputation in Amphibians and Reptiles on 29th January 2012
(Added to iSpot on 6th February 2012)
Acontiinae - Head - Kwambonambi
Acontiinae - Length - Kwambonambi
Acontiinae - ventral - Kwambonambi

A road kill in a gravel road through commercial Eucalyptus compartments

Location: SiyaQhubeka Kwambonambi
Identifications
Species interactions

No interactions present.

Other observations of Giant Legless Skink (Acontias plumbeus)

Species with which Giant Legless Skink (Acontias plumbeus) interacts

Comments

Acontias! plumbeus!?

6 February 2012 - 2:23pm — tony rebelo
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Given that you were happy with Acontias, what other species were you concerned with it perhaps being other than plumbeus?

The colour (which I know is

6 February 2012 - 2:54pm — Gerhard DiedericksGerhard Diedericks's reputation in Amphibians and ReptilesGerhard Diedericks's reputation in Amphibians and ReptilesGerhard Diedericks's reputation in Amphibians and Reptiles

The colour (which I know is not always anything to go with) is described as blue-black to black in Branch (1998), and this one is golden-brown. I know the distribution indicates only A plumbeus, but I've bumped my head so many times with reptiles that I decided to play safe.