Paracontias milloti
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Paracontias |
| Species: | P. milloti
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| Binomial name | |
| Paracontias milloti Angel, 1949
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Paracontias milloti, also known commonly as the Nosy Mamoko skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Scincinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, milloti, is in honor of French arachnologist Jacques Millot.[3]: 178
Description
Paracontias milloti has no legs, and it has no external ear openings.[2]
Geographic distribution
In Madagascar, Paracontias milloti is found on the islands Nosy Mamoko and Nosy Mitsio.[1][2]
Behavior
Paracontias milloti is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Vences, M. (2011). "Paracontias milloti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T172941A6945458. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172941A6945458.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Paracontias milloti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Andreone, F.; Glaw, F.; Nussbaum, R.A.; Raxworthy, C.J.; Vences, M.; Randrianirina, J.E. (2003). "The amphibians and reptiles of Nosy Be (NW Madagascar) and nearby islands: a case study of diversity and conservation of an insular fauna". Journal of Natural History. 37 (17): 2119–2149.
- Angel, F. (1949). "Description d'une espèce nouvelle du genre Paracontias". Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar, série A. 3 (1): 81–87. (Paracontias milloti, new species). (in French).
- Glaw, F.; Vences, M. (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7. 496 pp.
- Schmitz, A.; Brandley, M.C.; Mausfeld, P.; Vences, M.; Glaw, F.; Nussbaum, R.A.; Reeder, T.W. (2005). "Opening the black box: phylogenetics and morphological evolution of the Malagasy fossorial lizards of the subfamily 'Scincinae'". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 34 (118–133).