Panaspis ericae

Panaspis ericae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Panaspis
Species:	P. ericae
Binomial name
	Panaspis ericae; Marques, Parrinha, Lopes-Lima, Tiutenko, Bauer & Ceríaco, 2024

Panaspis ericae is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae, native to Africa. It was first discovered in 2022 in Angola. It is named for Erica Tavares, an Angolan conservationist and biologist.¹ P. ericae has a coppery-brown appearance and robust body.¹²

References

Pflughoeft, Aspen (24 July 2024). "Cryptic' pregnant creature found hiding on mountain in Angola. It's a new species". Miami Herald.
Marques, Mariana P.; Parrinha, Diogo; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Tiutenko, Arthur; Bauer, Aaron M.; Ceríaco, Luis M. P. (24 July 2024). "A treasure trove of endemics: two new species of snake-eyed skinks of the genus Panaspis Cope, 1868 (Squamata, Scincidae) from the Serra da Neve Inselberg, southwestern Angola". Evolutionary Systematics. 8 (2): 167–182. doi:10.3897/evolsyst.8.121103. ISSN 2535-0730.

[:0-1] Pflughoeft, Aspen (24 July 2024). "Cryptic' pregnant creature found hiding on mountain in Angola. It's a new species". Miami Herald.

[2] Marques, Mariana P.; Parrinha, Diogo; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Tiutenko, Arthur; Bauer, Aaron M.; Ceríaco, Luis M. P. (24 July 2024). "A treasure trove of endemics: two new species of snake-eyed skinks of the genus Panaspis Cope, 1868 (Squamata, Scincidae) from the Serra da Neve Inselberg, southwestern Angola". Evolutionary Systematics. 8 (2): 167–182. doi:10.3897/evolsyst.8.121103. ISSN 2535-0730.

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