Biology:Panaspis annettesabinae

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Panaspis annettesabinae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Panaspis
Species:
P. annettesabinae
Binomial name
Panaspis annettesabinae

Panaspis annettesabinae, also known as Sabin's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia.[1] It is known from certainty only from its type locality near Bedele in the Oromia Region, southwestern Ethiopia, although there is a tentative record from central Ethiopia.[2]

Etymology

This species is named after Annette Sabin, from the philanthropic Sabin family.[2][1]

Habitat and distribution

The holotype was found in a clearing within moist evergreen montane forest at 1,840 m (6,040 ft) above sea level. [2]

Description

Panaspis annettesabinae measure 42 mm (1.7 in) in snout–vent length.[2][1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Panaspis annettesabinae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 March 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Colston, Timothy J.; Pyron, R. Alexander; Bauer, Aaron M. (2020). "A new species of African snake-eyed skink (Scincidae: Panaspis) from Ethiopia". Zootaxa 4779 (2): 190–200. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4779.2.2. PMID 33055786. 

Wikidata ☰ Q95575180 entry