| Panaspis | |
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| Panaspis wahlbergii, Wahlberg's snake-eyed skink, Durban, South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Panaspis Cope, 1868 |
| Species | |
21 sp., see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Panaspis is a genus of skinks, commonly called lidless skinks or snake-eyed skinks, endemic to Sub-saharan Africa.
The following 21 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: [1]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Panaspis.
Lygodactylus is a genus of diurnal geckos with 72 species. They are commonly referred to as dwarf geckos. They are mainly found in Africa and Madagascar although two species are found in South America. Lygodactylus picturatus, the best known species, is found in Kenya and commonly known as the white-headed dwarf gecko. Recently, illegal importation from Tanzania of brightly colored, Lygodactylus williamsi, known as electric blue geckos, has been gaining attention for Lygodactylus geckos in the reptile trade.
Acontias is a genus of limbless skinks, the lance skinks, in the African subfamily Acontinae. Most are small animals, but the largest member of the genus is Acontias plumbeus at approximately 40 cm (16 in) snout-vent length. All members of this genus are live-bearing sandswimmers, with fused eyelids. A recent review moved species that were formerly placed in the genera Typhlosaurus, Acontophiops, and Microacontias into this genus, as together these form a single branch in the tree of life. This new concept of Acontias is a sister lineage to Typhlosaurus, and these two genera are the only genera within the subfamily Acontinae.
Lacertaspis is a genus of skinks endemic to Central Africa.
Pedioplanis is a genus of lizards in the family Lacertidae. All species of Pedioplanis are endemic to southern Africa.
Trachylepis is a skink genus in the subfamily Mabuyinae found mainly in Africa. Its members were formerly included in the "wastebin taxon" Mabuya, and for some time in Euprepis. As defined today, Trachylepis contains the clade of Afro-Malagasy mabuyas. The genus also contains a species from the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha, T. atlantica, and may occur in mainland South America with Trachylepis tschudii and Trachylepis maculata, both poorly known and enigmatic. The ancestors of T. atlantica are believed to have rafted across the Atlantic from Africa during the last 9 million years.
Fritz Nieden was a German zoologist who specialized in African herpetology.
The Annobón lidless skink is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Annobón in Equatorial Guinea and is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. The species was first described as in 1972.
The short-headed snake-eyed skink or Peters's lidless skink is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is found in western Africa.
Panaspis burgeoni is a species of lidless skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Cabinda snake-eyed skink or Cabinda lidless skink is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.
speckle-lipped snake-eyed skink or spotted-neck snake-eyed skink is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is found in southern Africa.
The Maasai snake-eyed skink is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
The blue-tailed snake-eyed skink or Nieden's dwarf skink is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Tanzania.
Seydel's snake-eyed skink is a species of lidless skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Central Africa and Southern Africa.
The Ethiopian snake-eyed skink, also known commonly as Boulenger's dwarf skink, is a species of lidless skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic in Ethiopia.
The Nimba snake-eyed skink is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is found in western Africa.
Panaspis wahlbergii, also known commonly as the Angolan snake-eyed skink, the savannah lidless skink, and Wahlberg's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to Sub-Saharan Africa.
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.
The Moçamedes snake-eyed skink is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Angola.
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