Panaspis

Updated on Dec 10, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Infraorder Scincomorpha Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles		Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Sauria Family Scincidae Rank Genus

Similar Afroablepharus, Leptosiaphos, Feylinia

Panaspis is a genus of skinks, commonly called lidless skinks or snake-eyed skinks, endemic to Sub-saharan Africa.

Species

The following eight species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:

Panaspis breviceps (W. Peters, 1873) – Peters' lidless skink

Panaspis burgeoni (de Witte, 1933)

Panaspis cabindae (Bocage, 1866) – Cabinda lidless skink

Panaspis helleri (Loveridge, 1932)

Panaspis megalurus (Nieden, 1913) – blue-tailed snake-eyed skink

Panaspis nimbaensis (Angel, 1944) – Ruwenzori lidless skink

Panaspis tancredi (Boulenger, 1909)

Panaspis togoensis (F. Werner, 1902) – Togo lidless skink

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Panaspis.

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