Panaspis wilsoni

Panaspis wilsoni, also known commonly as Wilson's dwarf skink and Wilson's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lidless skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sudan.

Panaspis wilsoni
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Panaspis
Species:	P. wilsoni
Binomial name
Panaspis wilsoni (F. Werner, 1914)
Synonyms[2]
Ablepharus wilsoni F. Werner, 1914 Afroablepharus wilsoni — Greer, 1974 Panaspis wilsoni — Medina et al., 2016

Etymology

The specific name, wilsoni, is in honor of Arnold Talbot Wilson, who was a British military officer, diplomat, and amateur naturalist.^[3]

Geographic range

P. wilsoni is found in southern Sudan.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. wilsoni is unknown.^[1]

Description

P. wilsoni has a maximum snout–vent length (SVL) of about 25 mm (0.98 in), making it one of the smallest skinks known.^[2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of P. wilsoni is unknown.^[2]