Lacertaspis chriswildi, also known commonly as Chris Wild's snake-eyed skink, Chris-Wild's snake-eyed skink, and Chris-Wild's lidless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon.[2]
| Lacertaspis chriswildi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lacertaspis |
| Species: | L. chriswildi
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| Binomial name | |
| Lacertaspis chriswildi | |
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Etymology edit
The specific name, chriswildi, is in honor of herpetologist Christopher Wild, who collected the holotype.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of L. chriswildi is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–2,800 m (3,300–9,200 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of L. chriswildi is unknown.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Chirio L, LeBreton M (2021). "Lacertaspis chriswildi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T124312442A124312477.en. Accessed on 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Lacertaspis chriswildi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lacertaspis chriswildi, p. 54).
Further reading edit
- Böhme W, Schmitz A (1996). "A new lygosomine skink (Lacertilia: Scincidae: Panaspis) from Cameroon". Revue Suisse de Zoologie 103 (3): 767–774. (Panaspis chriswildi, new species).
- Chirio L, LeBreton M (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Publications scientifiques du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. 688 pp. ISBN 978-2856536032. (in French).
- Schmitz A, Ineich I, Chirio L (2005). "Molecular review of the genus Panaspis sensu lato (Reptilia: Scincidae) in Cameroon, with special reference to the status of the proposed subgenera". Zootaxa 863: 1–28. (Lacertaspis chriswildi, new combination).
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