Biology:Panaspis tsavoensis

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Short description: Species of lizard

Panaspis tsavoensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Panaspis
Species:
P. tsavoensis
Binomial name
Panaspis tsavoensis
Kilunda, Conradie, Wasonga, Jin, Peng, Murphy, Malonza, & Che, 2019[1]

Panaspis tsavoensis, also known as the Tsavo snake-eyed skink, is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae.[2] The species is found in Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks in Kenya; it is probably more widespread in arid lowlands further north in Kenya.[1]

Panaspis tsavoensis is a small skink measuring on average 29 mm (1.1 in) in snout–vent length.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kilunda, Felista Kasyoka; Conradie, Werner; Wasonga, Domnick Victor; Jin, Jie-Qiong; Peng, Min-Sheng; Murphy, Robert W.; Malonza, Patrick Kinyatta; Che, Jing (2019). "Revalidation and resurrection of Panaspis massaiensis (Angel, 1924) and the description of a new species of Panaspis Cope (Squamata: Scincidae) from south-eastern Kenya". Zootaxa 4706 (2): 255–274. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4706.2.3. PMID 32230541. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Panaspis tsavoensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-02-21.

Wikidata ☰ Q95507024 entry