Panaspis wilsoni
| Panaspis wilsoni | |
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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. wilsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Panaspis wilsoni (F. Werner, 1914)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Panaspis wilsoni, also known commonly as Wilson's dwarf skink and Wilson's snake-eyed skink is a species of lidless skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sudan.
Etymology
The specific name, wilsoni, is in honor of Arnold Talbot Wilson, who was a British military officer, diplomat, and amateur naturalist.[3]
Geographic range
P. wilsoni is found in central Sudan.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. wilsoni is unknown.[1]
Description
P. wilsoni has a maximum snout–vent length (SVL) of about 25 mm (0.98 in), making it one of the smallest skinks known.[2]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of P. wilsoni, is unknown.[2]
References
- ^ a b Schmitz A (2017). "Panaspis wilsoni (amended version of 2010 assessment)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T174128A113828141. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T174128A113828141.en. Downloaded on 26 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d Panaspis wilsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-03-26.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Afroablepharus wilsoni, p. 287).
Further reading
- Medina MF, Bauer AM, Branch WR, Schmitz A, Conradie W, Nagy ZT, Hibbitts TJ, Ernst R, Portik DM, Nielsen SV, Colston TJ, Kusamba C, Behangana M, Rödel M-O, Greenbaum E (2016). "Molecular phylogeny of Panaspis and Afroablepharus skinks (Squamata: Scincidae) in the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 100: 409–423. (Panaspis wilsoni, new combination).
- Werner F (1914). "Über Eidechsen, darunter zwei neue, aus dem Angloägyptischen Sudan". Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 57 (18): 393–394. (Ablepharus wilsoni, new species). (in German).
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