Panaspis annettesabinae COLSTON, PYRON & BAUER, 2020

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Sabin’s Snake-Eyed Skink
Synonym	Panaspis annettesabinae COLSTON, PYRON & BAUER 2020
Distribution	C Ethiopia Type locality: 8km SW of Bedele on the Metu-Bedele Road, Buno Bedele zone, Oromia Region, (-8.4032°, 36.3105° elevation 1840m; datum WGS 84; Fig. 3) Ethiopia
Reproduction
Types	Holotype. TJC264 (ZMNH H2019,2176), unsexed adult, 9 February 2013 by Timothy J.Colston.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Panaspis annettesabinae can be distinguished from other members of the genus by the following combination of characters: eye in the “ablepharine” condition; scales in 24 rows at the midbody; adult coloration of light-colored upper labials lacking round black spots; coppery dorsum flecked with black, separated from dark brown or black lateral coloration by a single row of light-colored scales; and a coppery bronze tail. Additional details (3881 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Genome: Colston et al. 2025.
References	Colston, Timothy J., Stacy Pirro, and R. Alexander Pyron. 2025. The Complete Genome Sequences of 101 Species of Reptiles. Biodiversity Genomes, February - get paper here COLSTON, TIMOTHY J.; R. ALEXANDER PYRON, AARON M. BAUER 2020. A new species of African Snake-Eyed Skink (Scincidae: Panaspis) from Ethiopia. Zootaxa 4779 (2): 190–200 - get paper here Spawls, Stephen; Tomáš Mazuch & Abubakr Mohammad 2023. Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa. Bloomsbury, 640 pp. - get paper here
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:27DBAE7B-9A96-4368-B09A… Google images

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