Paracontias is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.
- Paracontias ampijoroensis
- Paracontias brocchii – stone skink
- Paracontias fasika
- Paracontias hafa
- Paracontias hildebrandti – Hildebrand's skink
- Paracontias holomelas – Anzahamaru skink
- Paracontias kankana
- Paracontias mahamavo
- Paracontias manify
- Paracontias milloti – Nosy Mamoko skink
- Paracontias minimus
- Paracontias rothschildi – Rothschild's skink
- Paracontias tsararano
- Paracontias vermisaurus
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Paracontias.
References
Further reading
- (2006). "Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (2): 503–511. <small></small> (HTML abstract)
- (1894). "Reptiles nouveaux ou insuffisamment connus de Madagascar ". Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Société Philomatique de Paris 17: 1–8. (Paracontias, new genus, p. 3). (in French).