| Panaspis togoensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Panaspis |
| Species: | P. togoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Panaspis togoensis (F. Werner, 1902) | |
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Panaspis togoensis, also known commonly as the Togo lidless skink and simply the Togo skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to western Africa.
Description
P. togoensis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.2 cm (2.0 in) and a total length (including tail) of 14 cm (5.5 in). Dorsally, it is brown anteriorly, becoming progressively reddish posteriorly. Ventrally, it is white.
Geographic range
P. togoensis is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. togoensis is forest or savanna near water, at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft).
Reproduction
P. togoensis is oviparous.
References
- ^ Luiselli, L.; Segniagbeto, G.; Schmitz, A. (2021). "Panaspis togoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T186093A16212968. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T186093A16212968.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Panaspis togoensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-02-21.
- Trape, J-F; Trape, S; Chirio, L (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara (in French). Paris: IRD Orstom. p. 503. ISBN 978-2-7099-1726-1.
Further reading
- Werner F (1902). "Ueber westafrikanische Reptilien ". Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 52: 332–348. (Lygosoma togoense, new species, p. 337). (in German).
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| Panaspis togoensis | |
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