Panaspis tancredii, the Ethiopian snake-eyed skink or 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).
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. tancredii is grassland, at altitudes of about .
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of P. tancredii is unknown.
References
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).
- , (2010). Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 694 pp. . (Panaspis tancredi, p. 407).