Paracontias Mocquard 1894

Paracontias is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.^[2]

Taxonomy and systematics

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

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.

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