Paracontias is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae |
| Genus: | Paracontias Mocquard, 1894 [1] |
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Taxonomy and systematics edit
Paracontias is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae, which seems to be paraphyletic however. Probably quite close to Amphiglossus and possibly Androngo trivittatus, it belongs to a major clade which does not seem to include the type genus Scincus. Thus, it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily. (Austin & Arnold 2006)
Species edit
The following 14 species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Paracontias ampijoroensis Miralles, Jono, Mori, Gandola, Erens, J. Köhler, Glaw & Vences, 2016
- Paracontias brocchii Mocquard, 1894 – stone skink
- Paracontias fasika J. Köhler, Vences, Erbacher & Glaw, 2010
- Paracontias hafa Andreone & Greer, 2002
- Paracontias hildebrandti (W. Peters, 1880) – Hildebrand's skink
- Paracontias holomelas (Günther, 1877) – Anzahamaru skink
- Paracontias kankana J. Köhler, Vieites, Glaw, Kaffenberger & Vences, 2009
- Paracontias mahamavo Miralles, Jono, Mori, Gandola, Erens, J. Köhler, Glaw & Vences, 2016
- Paracontias manify Andreone & Greer, 2002
- Paracontias milloti Angel, 1949 – Nosy Mamoko skink
- Paracontias minimus (Mocquard,1906)
- Paracontias rothschildi Mocquard, 1905 – Rothschild's skink
- Paracontias tsararano Andreone & Greer, 2002
- Paracontias vermisaurus Miralles, J. Köhler, Vieites, Glaw & Vences, 2011
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Paracontias.
References edit
- ^ "Paracontias ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de. (in German).
- ^ a b Genus Paracontias at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org
Further reading edit
- Austin JJ, Arnold EN (2006). "Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)
- Mocquard F (1894). "Reptiles nouveaux ou insuffisamment connus de Madagascar ". Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Société Philomatique de Paris 17: 1–8. (Paracontias, new genus, p. 3). (in French).
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