Panaspis togoensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Panaspis |
| Species: | P. togoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Panaspis togoensis (F. Werner, 1902)
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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
[edit]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
[edit]P. togoensis is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo.[1]
Habitat
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Panaspis togoensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-02-21.
- ^ 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
[edit]- 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).