Acontias plumbeus

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Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	SCINCIDAE

Scientific Name:

Acontias plumbeus

Species Authority:

Bianconi, 1849

Common Name/s:

English

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Giant Lanceolate Skink, Giant Legless Skink

Synonym/s:

Acontias niger Peters, 1854

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Heideman, N.
Reviewer/s:	Böhm, M., Collen, B. & Ram, M. (Sampled Red List Index Coordinating Team)
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, H.T., Wearn, O.R., Wren, S., Zamin, T., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Lewis, S., Lintott, P. & Powney, G.
Justification: Acontias plumbeus has been assessed as Least Concern because it has a large distribution range and it occupies a variety of habitat types. It is not affected by any major threats and is not undergoing significant population declines at present. No further research is currently needed.

Range Description:	This species is found in South Africa from the northeastern Limpopo province, extending through Mpumalanga to coastal northern KwaZulu-Natal. It is also found in Swaziland, southern Mozambique and there is an isolated relict population that occurs on the eastern escarpment of Zimbabwe.
Countries:	Native: Mozambique; South Africa; Swaziland; Zimbabwe
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Population:	There is no population information available for this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology:	This burrowing skink can be found in various habitat types from desert sand and coastal dunes, dry shrubland and savanna, to woodland humus and forest floors.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	It is unlikely that any major threat is impacting this species.

Major Threat(s):

It is unlikely that any major threat is impacting this species.

Conservation Actions:	No species-specific conservation measures are in place or needed for this species. However, it is likely to be found within protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

No species-specific conservation measures are in place or needed for this species. However, it is likely to be found within protected areas.

Citation:	Heideman, N. 2010. Acontias plumbeus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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