Panaspis annettesabinae


Panaspis annettesabinae, also known as Sabin's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. It is known from certainty only from its type locality near Bedele in the Oromia Region, southwestern Ethiopia, although there is a tentative record from central Ethiopia.

Etymology

This species is named after Annette Sabin, from the philanthropic Sabin family.

Habitat and distribution

The holotype was found in a clearing within moist evergreen montane forest at above sea level.

Description

Panaspis annettesabinae measure in snout–vent length.