Acontias gracilicauda
# Acontias gracilicauda

Acontias gracilicauda, the slendertail lance skink or thin-tailed legless skink, is a species of skink. It is found in the Republic of South Africa (Eastern Cape Province, Mpumalanga, Free State, North-West Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal) and Lesotho. Acontias namaquensis was formerly included in this species as a subspecies, but is now recognized as a distinct species.

## Description

Adult males measure on average 152 mm (6.0 in) and adult females 179 mm (7.0 in) in snout–vent length. It has no limbs, like other members of its genus.

