Panopa croizati

Panopa croizati
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Panopa
Species:	P. croizati
Binomial name
	Panopa croizati; (Horton, 1973)
Synonyms
	Mabuya croizati; Horton, 1973; Panopa croizati; — Hedges & Conn, 2012;

Last updated May 03, 2022

Horton's mabuya (Panopa croizati) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Venezuela.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, croizati, is in honor of Italian-born botanist Léon Croizat.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. croizati is rocky areas in forest, at altitudes of 1,800–2,400 m (5,900–7,900 ft).^[1]

Behavior

P. croizati is terrestrial ^[1] and diurnal ^[2]

Reproduction

P. croizati is viviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 4 Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2017). "Panopa croizati ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T47103060A47103069. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T47103060A47103069.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Panopa croizati at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 27 November 2017.
↑ 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. (Mabuya croizati, p. 61).