Lacertaspis chriswildi (BÖHME & SCHMITZ, 1996)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Chris-Wild’s Snake-eyed skink
Synonym	Panaspis (Lacertaspis) chriswildi BÖHME & SCHMITZ 1996 Lacertaspis chriswildi — SCHMITZ et al. 2005 Lacertaspis chriswildi — BÖHME 2014: 155
Distribution	Cameroon (Mt. Kupe, Tchabal Mbabo Massif [HR 35: 82]) Type locality: Cameroon (Mt. Kupe), elevation 1550 m
Reproduction	oviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: ZFMK 59537
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	Named after Christopher Wild, the collector.
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Böhme W. & Schmitz A. 1996. A new lygosomine skink (Lacertilia: Scincidae: Panaspis) from Cameroon [description of Panaspis chriswildi]. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 103 (3): 767-774 - get paper here Böhme, Wolfgang 2014. Herpetology in Bonn. Mertensiella 21. vi + 256 pp. - get paper here Chirio, L. & Lebreton, M. 2007. Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. MNHN, IRD, Paris 688 pp. Herrmann, Hans-Werner; Schmitz, Andreas; Herrmann, Patricia A. & Böhme, Wolfgang 2007. Amphibians and reptiles of the Tchabal Mbabo mountains, Adamaoua plateau, Cameroon. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 55 (1/2): 27-35 - get paper here Kameni, M. M., Gonwouo, L. N., Tapondjou, W. P., Tchassem, A. M., Doherty-Bone, T., Allen, K. E., & Fomena, A. 2022. Status and habitat preferences of montane endemic skinks, genera Lacertaspis, Leptosiaphos, and Trachylepis, in the central Cameroon Volcanic Line. Herpetology Notes 15: 271-281 Portik DM, Jongsma GFM, Kouete MT, Scheinberg LA, Freiermuth B, Tapondjou WP, Blackburn DC. 2016. A survey of amphibians and reptiles in the foothills of Mount Kupe, Cameroon. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 10(2) [Special Section]: 37–67 (e131) Schmitz, A. 2004. Panaspis (Lacertaspis) chriswildi. Herpetological Review 35 (1): 82 - get paper here SCHMITZ, ANDREAS; IVAN INEICH & LAURENT CHIRIO 2005. Molecular review of the genus Panaspis sensu lato (Reptilia: Scincidae) in Cameroon, with special reference to the status of the proposed subgenera. Zootaxa 863: 1–28 - get paper here Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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