Lacertaspis chriswildi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lacertaspis
Species:
L. chriswildi
Binomial name
Lacertaspis chriswildi
(Böhme & Schmitz, 1996)
Synonyms[2]
  • Panaspis (Lacertaspis) chriswildi
    Böhme & Schmitz, 1996
  • Lacertaspis chriswildi
    — Schmitz, Ineich & Chirio, 2005

Lacertaspis chriswildi, also known commonly as Chris Wild's snake-eyed skink, Chris-Wild's snake-eyed skink, and Chris-Wild's lidless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, chriswildi, is in honor of herpetologist Christopher Wild, who collected the holotype.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. chriswildi is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–2,800 m (3,300–9,200 ft).[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. chriswildi is unknown.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chirio L, LeBreton M (2021). "Lacertaspis chriswildi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T124312442A124312477.en. Accessed on 25 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Lacertaspis chriswildi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lacertaspis chriswildi, p. 54).

Further reading

  • Böhme W, Schmitz A (1996). "A new lygosomine skink (Lacertilia: Scincidae: Panaspis) from Cameroon". Revue Suisse de Zoologie 103 (3): 767–774. (Panaspis chriswildi, new species).
  • Chirio L, LeBreton M (2007). Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Publications scientifiques du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. 688 pp. ISBN 978-2856536032. (in French).
  • Schmitz A, Ineich I, Chirio L (2005). "Molecular review of the genus Panaspis sensu lato (Reptilia: Scincidae) in Cameroon, with special reference to the status of the proposed subgenera". Zootaxa 863: 1–28. (Lacertaspis chriswildi, new combination).


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