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Panaspis maculicollis

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Species of lizard

Panaspis maculicollis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Panaspis
Species: P. maculicollis
Binomial name
Panaspis maculicollis
Jacobsen & Broadley, 2000
Synonyms
  • Cryptoblepharus wahlbergii A. Smith, 1849
  • Afroablepharus maculicollis (Jacobson & Broadley, 2000)

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.

Distribution

Panaspis maculicollis is found in northern South Africa, southern Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, northeastern Namibia (Caprivi Strip), and southern Angola.

Description

Panaspis maculicollis is a small skink measuring on average 33 mm (1.3 in) in snout–vent length.

Habitat

Panaspis maculicollis is a terrestrial skink that inhabits open or rocky savanna.

References

  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. Panaspis maculicollis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 April 2022.
  3. 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. S2CID 214306438.
Taxon identifiers
Panaspis maculicollis


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