Panaspis wahlbergii

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Panaspis wahlbergii
Afroablepharus wahlbergii1.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Panaspis
Species:
P. wahlbergii
Binomial name
Panaspis wahlbergii
(A. Smith, 1849)
Synonyms [2]
  • Cryptoblepharis wahlbergii
    A. Smith, 1849
  • Ablepharus wahlbergii
    Strauch, 1868
  • Ablepharus carsonii
    Boulenger, 1897
  • Afroablepharus wahlbergi
    Greer, 1974
  • Panaspis wahlbergii
    Lanza, 1988
  • Panaspis wahlbergi
    Broadley, 1998

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 widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, it likely represents more than one species. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, wahlbergii, is in honor of Swedish naturalist Johan August Wahlberg. [3]

Geographic range

P. wahlbergii is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Earlier records from further north have been assigned to other species. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. wahlbergii is savanna, both arid and mesic. [4]

Description

Adults of P. wahlbergii usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 in), and the tail is slightly longer than SVL. Males are larger than females, and the maximum recorded SVL is 6.4 cm (2.5 in). [4]

Reproduction

P. wahlbergii is oviparous. [2] An adult female may lay a clutch of 2–6 eggs. Each egg measures on average 8 mm x 4.5 mm (0.31 in x 0.18 in). Each hatchling has a total length (including tail) of about 3 cm (1.2 in). [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sindaco, R.; Beraduccii, J.; Ngalason, W.; Msuya, C.A.; Howell, K. (2021). "Panaspis wahlbergii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T199843A2613540. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T199843A2613540.en . Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Panaspis wahlbergii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 April 2022.
  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. (Afroablepharus wahlbergi, p. 278).
  4. 1 2 3 Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN   0-88359-042-5. (Panaspis wahlbergii, p. 159 + Plate 51).

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