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Typhlacontias

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Order
  
Squamata

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Reptilia

Suborder
  
Sauria

Similar
  
Sepsina, Melanoseps, Feylinia, Gongylomorphus

Typhlacontias is a genus of legless, burrowing skinks in the family Scincidae, a genus endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. Its sister group is the clade consisting of the genera Feylinia and Melanoseps.

Species

Seven species are recognized as being valid:

References

Typhlacontias Wikipedia