Panaspis tancredii explained

The Ethiopian snake-eyed skink (Panaspis tancredii), also known commonly as Boulenger's dwarf skink, is a species of lidless skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Ethiopia.

Etymology

The specific name, tancredii, is in honor of Italian explorer Alfonso Maria Tancredi (died 1942).^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. tancredii is grassland, at altitudes of about 3000m (10,000feet).

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of P. tancredii is unknown.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1909). "On the Reptiles and Batrachians collected by the Tancredi Expedition to Lake Tsana, Abyssinia". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Serie Terza 4: 193. (Ablepharus tancredii, new species).
• Largen MJ, Spawls S (2010). Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 694 pp. . (Panaspis tancredi, p. 407).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]