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Annobón lidless skink
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Panaspis
Species:	P. annobonensis
Binomial name
Panaspis annobonensis (Fuhn, 1972)
Geographic distribution of the Annobón lidless skink (Panaspis annobonensis)
Synonyms
Panaspis africana annobonensis Leptosiaphos annobonensis Afroablepharus annobonensis

The Annobón lidless skink (Panaspis annobonensis) is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Annobón in Equatorial Guinea and is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. The species was first described as in 1972.

It is threatened by the loss of natural habitat and by the introduction of predatory species.

References

1. ^ Ceríaco, L.M.P. (2021). "Panaspis annobonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178183A160960957. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178183A160960957.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Panaspis annobonensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-02-21.

Further reading

• Fuhn, 1972 : Révision du Phylum forestier du genre Panaspis Cope (Reptilia, Scincidae, Lygosominae). Revue roumaine de Biologie, serie de Zoologie, vol. 17, no. 4, p. 257–271.

External links

• Data related to Panaspis annobonensis at Wikispecies

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• IUCN Red List data deficient species
• Panaspis
• Endemic fauna of Annobón
• Reptiles of Equatorial Guinea
• Reptiles described in 1972
• Taxa named by Ion Eduard Fuhn
• Eugongylinae stubs