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Panaspis togoensis

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Panaspis togoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Panaspis
Species:
P. togoensis
Binomial name
Panaspis togoensis
(F. Werner, 1902)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma togoense
    F. Werner 1902
  • Leptosiaphos togoensis
    (F. Werner, 1902)
  • Panaspis breviceps togoense
    (F. Werner, 1902)
  • Riopa togoense
    (F. Werner 1902)
  • Lygosoma kitsoni
    Boulenger, 1913
  • Lygosoma houyi
    Sternfeld, 1916
  • Lygosoma spurelli
    Boulenger, 1917
  • Lygosoma dahomeyense
    Chabanaud, 1917
  • Paralygosoma monneti
    Chabanaud, 1917

Panaspis togoensis, also known commonly as the Togo lidless skink and simply the Togo skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to western Africa.[2]

Description

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P. togoensis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.2 cm (2.0 in) and a total length (including tail) of 14 cm (5.5 in). Dorsally, it is brown anteriorly, becoming progressively reddish posteriorly. Ventrally, it is white.[3]: 378–379 

Geographic range

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P. togoensis is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of P. togoensis is forest or savanna near water, at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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P. togoensis is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Luiselli, L.; Segniagbeto, G.; Schmitz, A. (2021). "Panaspis togoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T186093A16212968. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T186093A16212968.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Panaspis togoensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-02-21.
  3. ^ Trape, J-F; Trape, S; Chirio, L (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara (in French). Paris: IRD Orstom. p. 503. ISBN 978-2-7099-1726-1.

Further reading

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  • Werner F (1902). "Ueber westafrikanische Reptilien ". Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 52: 332–348. (Lygosoma togoense, new species, p. 337). (in German).