Panaspis annettesabinae

Panaspis annettesabinae, also known as Sabin's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia.[2] It is known from certainty only from its type locality near Bedele in the Oromia Region, southwestern Ethiopia, although there is a tentative record from central Ethiopia.[1]

Panaspis annettesabinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Panaspis
Species:
P. annettesabinae
Binomial name
Panaspis annettesabinae
Colston, Pyron, & Bauer, 2020[1]

Etymology

This species is named after Annette Sabin, from the philanthropic Sabin family.[1][2]

Habitat and distribution

The holotype was found in a clearing within moist evergreen montane forest at 1,840 m (6,040 ft) above sea level. [1]

Description

Panaspis annettesabinae measure 42 mm (1.7 in) in snout–vent length.[1][2]

References
  1. Colston, Timothy J.; Pyron, R. Alexander & Bauer, Aaron M. (2020). "A new species of African snake-eyed skink (Scincidae: Panaspis) from Ethiopia". Zootaxa. 4779 (2): 190–200. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4779.2.2. PMID 33055786.
  2. Panaspis annettesabinae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 March 2023.


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