Panaspis maculicollis

Panaspis maculicollis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Panaspis
Species:	P. maculicollis
Binomial name
	Panaspis maculicollis; Jacobsen & Broadley, 2000
Synonyms
	Cryptoblepharus wahlbergii A. Smith, 1849 ; Afroablepharus maculicollis (Jacobson & Broadley, 2000) ;

Panaspis maculicollis, also known as the 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.^[1]^[2]

Distribution

Panaspis maculicollis is found in northern South Africa, southern Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, northeastern Namibia (Caprivi Strip), and southern Angola.^[1]

Description

Panaspis maculicollis is a small skink measuring on average 33 mm (1.3 in) in snout–vent length.^[3]

Habitat

Panaspis maculicollis is a terrestrial skink that inhabits open or rocky savanna.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pietersen, D.; Verburgt, L.; Farooq, H.; Chapeta, Y. (2021). "Panaspis maculicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13155178A147704591. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13155178A147704591.en. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ Panaspis maculicollis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 April 2022.
^ Kilunda, Felista Kasyoka; Conradie, Werner; Wasonga, Domnick Victor; Jin, Jie-Qiong; Peng, Min-Sheng; Murphy, Robert W.; Malonza, Patrick Kinyatta; Che, Jing (2019). "Revalidation and resurrection of Panaspis massaiensis (Angel, 1924) and the description of a new species of Panaspis Cope (Squamata: Scincidae) from south-eastern Kenya". Zootaxa. 4706 (2): 255–274. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4706.2.3. PMID 32230541. S2CID 214306438.

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[IUCN-1] Pietersen, D.; Verburgt, L.; Farooq, H.; Chapeta, Y. (2021). "Panaspis maculicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13155178A147704591. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13155178A147704591.en. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[RDB-2] Panaspis maculicollis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 April 2022.

[Kilunda_et_al._2019-3] Kilunda, Felista Kasyoka; Conradie, Werner; Wasonga, Domnick Victor; Jin, Jie-Qiong; Peng, Min-Sheng; Murphy, Robert W.; Malonza, Patrick Kinyatta; Che, Jing (2019). "Revalidation and resurrection of Panaspis massaiensis (Angel, 1924) and the description of a new species of Panaspis Cope (Squamata: Scincidae) from south-eastern Kenya". Zootaxa. 4706 (2): 255–274. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4706.2.3. PMID 32230541. S2CID 214306438.

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