Panaspis namibiana

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 namibiana

Name

Panaspis namibiana Ceríaco, Branch & Bauer, 2018: 142

• Holotype: CAS 206967, unsexed subadult, collected by A.M. Bauer, A.C. Lamb, J.L. Wright, P. Moler, W.R. Branch and R.D. Babb on 25 July 1998.
• Type locality: “adjacent to Opuwo Road (D3704), 21 km N of Palmweg/Sesfontein Road (D3706) (18.9628333° S, 13.758666° E; WGS-84), Kunene Region, Republic of Namibia”.

References

Primary references

• Ceríaco, L.M.P., Branch, W.R. & Bauer, A.M. 2018. A new species of African snake-eyed skink (Scincidae: Panaspis) from central and northern Namibia. Zootaxa 4527(1): 140–150. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4527.1.12 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Panaspis namibiana. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 December 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Namibian Snake-Eyed Skink