Panaspis wilsoni, also known commonly as Wilson's dwarf skink and Wilson's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lidless skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sudan.

Panaspis wilsoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Panaspis
Species:
P. wilsoni
Binomial name
Panaspis wilsoni
(F. Werner, 1914)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ablepharus wilsoni
    F. Werner, 1914
  • Afroablepharus wilsoni
    Greer, 1974
  • Panaspis wilsoni
    Medina et al., 2016

Etymology

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The specific name, wilsoni, is in honor of Arnold Talbot Wilson, who was a British military officer, diplomat, and amateur naturalist.[3]

Geographic range

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P. wilsoni is found in southern Sudan.[1][2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of P. wilsoni is unknown.[1]

Description

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P. wilsoni has a maximum snout–vent length (SVL) of about 25 mm (0.98 in), making it one of the smallest skinks known.[2]

Reproduction

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The mode of reproduction of P. wilsoni is unknown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Schmitz A [in French] (2017) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "Panaspis wilsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T174128A113828141. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Panaspis wilsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 April 2022.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Afroablepharus wilsoni, p. 287).

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