Definition
A genus of legless lizards found in southern Africa, also called thread snakes, that are small and burrowing.
Etymology
Scientific genus name possibly derived from Greek akonton meaning 'javelin' or a similar word, likely referencing the long, thin, javelin-like body shape of these reptiles.
Kelly Says
Acontius is a perfect example of convergent evolution—these African lizards lost their legs independently from snakes, proving that life invents the same body plan multiple times when it works for burrowing.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አኮንቲየስ
a-kon-tee-yas
ARالعربية
أكونتيوس
ak-on-tee-oos
BNবাংলা
অ্যাকনটিয়াস
ak-on-tee-yas
CACatalà
acontius
a-kon-tee-us
CSČeština
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
DADansk
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
DEDeutsch
Acontius
ak-on-tee-us
ELΕλληνικά
ακοντίους
ak-on-tee-oos
ESEspañol
acontio
ak-on-tee-oh
FAفارسی
اکنتیوس
a-kon-tee-oos
FISuomi
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
FRFrançais
acontius
ak-on-tee-oos
GUGU
અકોનિયસ
a-kon-ee-yas
HAHA
akōntiyās
a-kon-tee-yas
HEעברית
אקוניוס
a-ko-nee-oos
HIहिन्दी
एकांटियस
e-kan-tee-yas
HUMagyar
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
IGIG
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
ITItaliano
acontius
ak-on-tee-oos
KMKM
អាកូនទីយ៉ាស
a-ko-on-tee-yas
MRMR
अकोन्टियस
a-kon-tee-yas
MSBahasa Melayu
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
MYမြန်မာ
အကွန်တီယပ်
a-kon-tee-ya-p
NLNederlands
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
NONorsk
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
PAPA
ਅਕੋਨਟੀਅਸ
a-kon-tee-yas
PLPolski
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
PTPortuguês
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
RORomână
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
RUРусский
аконтиус
akon-tee-us
SVSvenska
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
SWKiswahili
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
TAதமிழ்
அகோனியஸ்
a-go-ni-yas
TEతెలుగు
అకోనియస్
a-ko-ni-yas
THไทย
แอคโคเนียส
ae-kon-nee-as
TLTL
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
TRTürkçe
acontius
ak-on-tee-us
UKУкраїнська
аконтіус
akon-tee-us
URاردو
اکونٹیس
a-kon-tee-s
VITiếng Việt
acontius
a-kon-tee-us
YOYO
akóntiiyás
a-kon-tee-yas
ZH中文
阿科尼乌斯
ā kē ní yōu sī
ZUZU
akhontiyum
a-kon-tee-yum