Biology:Panaspis maculicollis
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Panaspis |
| Species: | P. maculicollis
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| Panaspis maculicollis Jacobsen & Broadley, 2000
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Panaspis maculicollis, also known as the speckle-lipped snake-eyed skink or spotted-neck snake-eyed skink, is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is found in southern Africa.[1][2]
Distribution
Panaspis maculicollis is found in northern South Africa, southern Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, northeastern Namibia (Caprivi Strip), and southern Angola.[1]
Description
Panaspis maculicollis is a small skink measuring on average 33 mm (1.3 in) in snout–vent length.[3]
Habitat
Panaspis maculicollis is a terrestrial skink that inhabits open or rocky savanna.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pietersen, D.; Verburgt, L.; Farooq, H.; Chapeta, Y. (2021). "Panaspis maculicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T13155178A147704591. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13155178A147704591.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13155178/147704591. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ↑ Panaspis maculicollis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 April 2022.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q43402072 entry
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