Panaspis togoensis

Panaspis togoensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Panaspis
Species:	P. togoensis
Binomial name
	Panaspis togoensis; (F. Werner, 1902)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma togoense; F. Werner 1902; Leptosiaphos togoensis; (F. Werner, 1902); Panaspis breviceps togoense; (F. Werner, 1902); Riopa togoense; (F. Werner 1902); Lygosoma kitsoni; Boulenger, 1913; Lygosoma houyi; Sternfeld, 1916; Lygosoma spurelli; Boulenger, 1917; Lygosoma dahomeyense; Chabanaud, 1917; Paralygosoma monneti; Chabanaud, 1917;

Last updated October 05, 2025

Panaspis togoensis, also known commonly as the Togo lidless skink and simply the Togo skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to western Africa.^[2]

Description

P. togoensis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.2 cm (2.0 in) and a total length (including tail) of 14 cm (5.5 in). Dorsally, it is brown anteriorly, becoming progressively reddish posteriorly. Ventrally, it is white.^[3]^{: 378–379}

Geographic range

P. togoensis is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. togoensis is forest or savanna near water, at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

P. togoensis is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Luiselli, L.; Segniagbeto, G.; Schmitz, A. (2021). "Panaspis togoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T186093A16212968. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T186093A16212968.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Panaspis togoensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 2018-02-21.
↑ Trape, J-F; Trape, S; Chirio, L (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara (in French). Paris: IRD Orstom. p. 503. ISBN 978-2-7099-1726-1.