The Ethiopian snake-eyed skink (Panaspis tancredii), also known commonly as Boulenger's dwarf skink, is a species of lidless skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Ethiopia.[2]
| Panaspis tancredii | |
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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. tancredii
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| Binomial name | |
| Panaspis tancredii (Boulenger, 1909)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology edit
The specific name, tancredii, is in honor of Italian explorer Alfonso Maria Tancredi (died 1942).[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of P. tancredii is grassland, at altitudes of about 3,000 m (9,800 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of P. tancredii is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Colston T (2021). "Panaspis tancredi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T13155216A13155224.en. Accessed on 10 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Panaspis tancredii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-02-21.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Afroablepharus tancredi, p. 260).
Further reading edit
- Boulenger GA (1909). "On the Reptiles and Batrachians collected by the Tancredi Expedition to Lake Tsana, Abyssinia". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Serie Terza 4: 193. (Ablepharus tancredii, new species).
- Largen MJ, Spawls S (2010). Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 694 pp. ISBN 978-3899734669. (Panaspis tancredi, p. 407).
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