Panaspis massaiensis, also known as the Maasai snake-eyed skink, is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[1] Until its revalidation in 2019, it was considered of synonym of Panaspis wahlbergi.[1][2]
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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. massaiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Panaspis massaiensis (Angel, 1924)
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Ablepharus Massaïensis Angel, 1924 | |
Panaspis massaiensis is a small skink measuring on average 39 mm (1.5 in) in snout–vent length. It inhabits moist savanna in lowland and highland areas, from sea level to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above sea level.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Panaspis massaiensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 April 2022.
- ^ a b Kilunda, Felista Kasyoka; Conradie, Werner; Wasonga, Domnick Victor; Jin, Jie-Qiong; Peng, Min-Sheng; Murphy, Robert W.; Malonza, Patrick Kinyatta; Che, Jing (2019). "Revalidation and resurrection of Panaspis massaiensis (Angel, 1924) and the description of a new species of Panaspis Cope (Squamata: Scincidae) from south-eastern Kenya". Zootaxa. 4706 (2): 255–274. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4706.2.3. PMID 32230541. S2CID 214306438.
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