Panaspis
| Panaspis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Panaspis Cope, 1868 |
| Species | |
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8 sp., see text | |
Panaspis is a genus of skinks, commonly called lidless skinks or snake-eyed skinks, endemic to Sub-saharan Africa.
Species
The following eight species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1]
- Panaspis breviceps (W. Peters, 1873) – Peters' lidless skink
- Panaspis burgeoni (de Witte, 1933)
- Panaspis cabindae (Bocage, 1866) – Cabinda lidless skink
- Panaspis helleri (Loveridge, 1932)
- Panaspis megalurus (Nieden, 1913) – blue-tailed snake-eyed skink
- Panaspis nimbaensis (Angel, 1944) – Ruwenzori lidless skink
- Panaspis tancredi (Boulenger, 1909)
- Panaspis togoensis (F. Werner, 1902) – Togo lidless skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Panaspis.
References
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Further reading
- Branch, Bill. 2004. Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third revised edition. Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books Publishing. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Genus Panaspis, p. 159).
- Cope ED. 1868. "Observations on REPTILES of the Old World. Art. II". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 316-323. (Panaspis, new genus, pp. 317–318).
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