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Eastern Cape Legless Skink
Acontias orientalis
Acontias orientalis, the Eastern striped blindworm or Eastern Cape legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to South Africa.
From the article Acontias orientalis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Burrowing species, discovered in coastal regions and sediment-rich soils within inland valleys, thriving in environments ranging from moderately moist to somewhat arid conditions.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37303.