Panaspis tsavoensis

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 tsavoensis

Name

Panaspis tsavoensis Kilunda, Conradie, Wasonga, Jin, Peng, Murphy, Malonza & Che, 2019: 266

• Holotype: NMK-L3845 (field No. KIZ030248), adult ♂, collected by Jacob M. Ngwava, Hesborn Ombati and Felista K. Kilunda on 21 August 2016.
• Type locality: “Voi River near Voi Town, Tsavo East National Park, Taita-Taveta County (-3.36488°, 38.62143°; 524 m a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Kilunda, F.K., Conradie, W., Wasonga, D.V., Jin, J.Q., Peng, M.S., Murphy, R.W., Malonza, P.K. & Che, J. 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 . Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Panaspis tsavoensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 April 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Tsavo Snake-eyed Skink