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Panaspis megalurus

Panaspis megalurus, also known commonly as the blue-tailed snake-eyed skink and Nieden's dwarf skink, is a species of lidless skink in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.

Description

Panaspis megalurus is a small skink measuring about in snout-to-vent length (SVL). The tail is very long, more than three times the body length.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Panaspis megalurus is savanna, at elevations of .

Reproduction

Panaspis megalurus is oviparous.

References

Further reading

  • (Panaspis megalurus, new combination, p. 16).
  • (Afroablepharus megalurus, new combination).
  • (Ablepharus megalurus, new species, p. 89). (in German).
  • 624 pp. (Panaspis megalurus, pp. 164–165).