Lacertaspis chriswildi

Lacertaspis chriswildi
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Lacertaspis
Species:	L. chriswildi
Binomial name
Lacertaspis chriswildi (Böhme & Schmitz, 1996)
Synonyms [2]
Panaspis (Lacertaspis) chriswildi Böhme & Schmitz, 1996 Lacertaspis chriswildi — Schmitz, Ineich & Chirio, 2005

Lacertaspis chriswildi, also known commonly as Chris Wild's snake-eyed skink, Chris-Wild's snake-eyed skink, and Chris-Wild's lidless skink , is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, chriswildi, is in honor of herpetologist Christopher Wild, who collected the holotype. ^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. chriswildi is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–2,800 m (3,300–9,200 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. chriswildi is unknown. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Chirio L, LeBreton M (2021). "Lacertaspis chriswildi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T124312442A124312477.en. Accessed on 25 February 2022.
2. Lacertaspis chriswildi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
3. 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. (Lacertaspis chriswildi, p. 54).

Further reading

• Böhme W, Schmitz A (1996). "A new lygosomine skink (Lacertilia: Scincidae: Panaspis) from Cameroon". Revue suisse de Zoologie 103 (3): 767–774. (Panaspis chriswildi, new species).
• Chirio L, LeBreton M (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Publications scientifiques du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. 688 pp. ISBN   978-2856536032. (in French).
• Schmitz A, Ineich I, Chirio L (2005). "Molecular review of the genus Panaspis sensu lato (Reptilia: Scincidae) in Cameroon, with special reference to the status of the proposed subgenera". Zootaxa863: 1–28. (Lacertaspis chriswildi, new combination).