Pseudoacontias

Pseudoacontias is genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae.

Geographic range
The genus Pseudoacontias is endemic to Madagascar.

Description
All species of Pseudoacontias are large, fossorial skinks, measuring at least 200 mm in snout–vent length. They lack limbs or have greatly reduced limbs.

Species
The genus contains the following species:
 * Pseudoacontias angelorum Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1995
 * Pseudoacontias madagascariensis Bocage, 1889 – giant Madagascar skink
 * Pseudoacontias menamainty Andreone & Greer, 2002
 * Pseudoacontias unicolor Sakata & Hikida, 2003

Etymology
The specific name, angelorum (genitive, masculine, plural), is in honor of twin brothers Angelien and Angeluc Razafimanantsoa who are Madagascan naturalists.