Panaspis wilsoni
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Panaspis wilsoni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 southern Sudan.[1][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 c Schmitz A (2017) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "Panaspis wilsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T174128A113828141. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d Panaspis wilsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 April 2022.
- ^ 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, Maria F.; Bauer, Aaron M.; Branch, William R.; Schmitz, Andreas; Conradie, Werner; Nagy, Zoltán T.; Hibbitts, Toby J.; Ernst, Raffael; Portik, Daniel M.; Nielsen, Stuart V.; Colston, Timothy J.; Kusamba, Chifundera; Behangana, Mathias; Rödel, Mark-Oliver; Greenbaum, Eli (2016). "Molecular phylogeny of Panaspis and Afroablepharus skinks (Squamata: Scincidae) in the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 100: 409–423. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.04.026. (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).Error: "Q32392476" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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