Panaspis tancredii

Panaspis tancredii
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Panaspis
Species:	P. tancredii
Binomial name
	Panaspis tancredii; (Boulenger, 1909)
Synonyms
	Ablepharus tancredii; Boulenger, 1909; Afroablepharus tancredi; — Greer, 1974; Panaspis tancredi; — Broadley, 1998;

Last updated July 26, 2024

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]

Etymology

The specific name, tancredii, is in honor of Italian explorer Alfonso Maria Tancredi (died 1942).^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. tancredii is grassland, at altitudes of about 3,000 m (9,800 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of P. tancredii is unknown.^[2]

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References

1 2 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.
1 2 3 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).