Annobón lidless skink

Annobón lidless skink
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Panaspis
Species: P. annobonensis
Binomial name
Panaspis annobonensis
(Fuhn, 1972)
Geographic distribution of the Annobón lidless skink (Panaspis annobonensis)
Synonyms
  • Panaspis africana annobonensis
  • Leptosiaphos annobonensis
  • Afroablepharus annobonensis

The Annobón lidless skink (Panaspis annobonensis) is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Annobón in Equatorial Guinea and is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.[1][2]

The species were first described in 1972.

It is threatened by the loss of natural habitat and by the introduction of competing species.

References

  1. 1 2 Ineich, I. (2014). "Panaspis annobonensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 3.1. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ Panaspis annobonensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-02-21.

Further reading

  • Fuhn, 1972 : Révision du Phylum forestier du genre Panaspis Cope (Reptilia, Scincidae, Lygosominae). Revue roumaine de Biologie, serie de Zoologie, vol. 17, no. 4, p. 257-271.
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