Biology:Panaspis tancredi
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Short description: Ethiopian snake-eyed skink
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Panaspis |
| Species: | P. tancredi
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| Panaspis tancredi (Boulenger, 1909)
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The Ethiopian snake-eyed skink (Panaspis tancredi), also known commonly as Boulenger's dwarf skink, is a species of lidless skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic in Ethiopia.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, tancredi, is in honor of Italian explorer Alfonso Maria Tancredi (died 1942).[2]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of P. tancredi is unknown.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Panaspis tancredi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-02-21.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Afroablepharus tancredi, p. 260).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1909). "On the Reptiles and Batrachians collected by the Tancredi Expedition to Lake Tsana, Abyssinia". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Serie Terza 4: 193. (Ablepharus tancredii, new species).
- Largen MJ, Spawls S (2010). Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 694 pp. ISBN 978-3899734669. (Panaspis tancredi, p. 407).
Wikidata ☰ Q3361918 entry
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