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Acontias
Acontias A*con"ti*as, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, fr. ?, dim. ? dart.] (Zo["o]l.) Anciently, a snake, called dart snake; now, one of a genus of reptiles closely allied to the lizards.
Acontia
Acontia A*con"ti*a, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a little dart.] (Zo["o]l.) Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnid[ae]), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actini[ae] when irritated.

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- golden blind legless skink Acontias bicolor (Hewitt, 1929) Acontias breviceps Es****, 1925 – shorthead lance skink Acontias cregoi (Boulenger, 1903) –...
- Acontias kgalagadi, the Kalahari burrowing skink or Kgalagadi legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in Namibia, Botswana...
- Acontias is a genus of lizards of family Scincidae. Acontias may also refer to: Agkistrodon, synonym Acontias, a genus of venomous pit vipers Ethmia acontias...
- Pachydactylus vanzyli Pachydactylus wahlbergii Acontias ****pi Acontias kgalagadi Acontias mukwando Acontias occidentalis Eumecia anchietae Feylinia currori...
- Acontias lineatus, known commonly as the striped dwarf legless skink or lined lance skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found...
- In cnidarian anatomy, acontias (singular acontia) are threadlike tissues, composed largely of stinging cells located in the coelenteron of certain sea...
- Acontias breviceps, the shorthead lance skink or shortheaded legless skink, is a species of viviparous, legless, fossorial lizards occurring along the...
- recognized: Acontias aurantiacus aurantiacus (Peters, 1854) Acontias aurantiacus bazarutoensis Broadley, 1990 – Bazaruto Island, Mozambique Acontias aurantiacus...
- Tisiphone cuprea — Fitzinger, 1826 [Cenchris] marmorata F. Boie, 1827 Acontias atrofuscus Troost, 1836 [Toxicophis atrofuscus] — Troost, 1836 T[rigonocephalus]...
- Acontias namaquensis, the Namaqua legless skink or Namaqua lance skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Little Namaqualand...