Panaspis africanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Panaspis
Species: Panaspis africanus

Name

Panaspis africanus (Gray, 1845)

• Holotype: BMNH XV.32.a; 1946.8.18.85.
• Type locality: “Afrique occidentale”; restricted to “Príncipe” by JESUS et al. 2007.

Combinations

• Mocoa africana Gray, 1845: 85
• Lygosoma africanum — Boulenger, 1887: 265
• Riopa (Panaspis) africanum — Smith, 1937: 229
• Leiolopisma africana — Mittleman, 1952
• Panaspis africana - Perret, 1973
• Panaspis africana — Greer, 1974: 29
• Leptosiaphos africana
• Afroablepharus africanus — Schmitz et al., 2005

References

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Panaspis africanus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 December 2019.
• Ineich, I. 2017. IUCN: Panaspis africanus  (Vulnerable) (amended version of 2010 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T178664A113827464. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T178664A113827464.en

Vernacular names

English: Guinea Lidless Skink