Panaspis megalurus
| Panaspis megalurus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Panaspis |
| Species: | P. megalurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Panaspis megalurus (Nieden, 1913)
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Panaspis megalurus, also known commonly as the blue-tailed snake-eyed skink[1][2] and Nieden's dwarf skink,[3] is a species of lidless skink in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.[1][2]
Description
Panaspis megalurus is a small skink measuring about 41 mm (1.6 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL). The tail is very long, more than three times the body length.[4]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Panaspis megalurus is savanna, at elevations of 1,000–1,500 m (3,300–4,900 ft).[1]
Reproduction
Panaspis megalurus is oviparous.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Msuya, C.A.; Ngalason, W.; Howell, K. (2019). "Panaspis megalurus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T13155188A13155197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T13155188A13155197.en. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d Panaspis megalurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 April 2022.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (26 July 2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. xiii + 296 pp. (Panaspis megalurus, p. 190).
- ^ 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.
Further reading
- Broadley, D.G.; Howell, K.M. (1991). "A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys". Syntarsus. 1: 1–70. (Panaspis megalurus, new combination, p. 16).
- Greer, A.E. (1974). "The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 22 (31): 1–67. doi:10.1071/AJZS031. (Afroablepharus megalurus, new combination).
- Nieden, F. (1913). "Neues Verzeichnis der Kriechtiere (außer den Schlangen) von Deutsch-Ostafrika. I. Tiel: Reptilia". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 7 (1): 51–100. (Ablepharus megalurus, new species, p. 89). (in German).
- Spawls, S.; Howell, K.; Hinkel, H.; Menegon, M. (2018). A Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London, Oxford, New York, New Delhi, Sydney: Bloomsbury Wildlife. ISBN 978-1-3994-0481-5. 624 pp. (Panaspis megalurus, pp. 164–165).