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Agamas, geckos, lizards, monitors and skinks indigenous to South Africa.
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by jacovn » Fri Dec 24, 2010 9:02 am
Hi all, my mother-in-law took this pic at Hluhluwe nature reserve in May 2010, but only sent it to me now. I have no field guides or books, so please help me ID this little bugger. Had to resize the pic to upload it to the website, but by looks of it, it seems to be between 300 and 400 mm long.

Cheers J
Isa 27:1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
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by Westley Price » Fri Dec 24, 2010 10:42 am
I also don't have a field guide handy, but it's definitely one of the larger Acontias, Legless Skinks.
I'll venture a guess and say Giant Legless Skink, A. plumbeus.
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by Pythonodipsas » Fri Dec 24, 2010 11:15 am
Westley is right, that's a Giant Legless Skink (Acontias plumbeus).
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by jacovn » Fri Dec 24, 2010 10:30 pm
Thanks guys, appreciated
Isa 27:1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
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