Panaspis ericae MARQUES, PARRINHA, LOPES-LIMA, TIUTENKO, BAUER & CERÍACO, 2024
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Erica’s Snake-Eyed Skink Portuguese: Lagartixa da Manta-Morta de Erica |
Synonym | Panaspis ericae MARQUES, PARRINHA, LOPES-LIMA, TIUTENKO, BAUER & CERÍACO 2024: 173 |
Distribution | Angola (Namibe) Type locality: rock outcrops near Catchi, Serra da Neve (-13.7653, 13.2571, 1645 m), Namibe Province, Republic of Angola |
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Types | Holotype. MUNHAC/MB03-001525 (field number LMPC 3209; Fig. 3), unsexed adult, collected by Mariana P. Marques, Diogo Parrinha, Arthur Tiutenko and Luis M.P. Ceríaco on 29 October 2022. Paratypes. MUNHAC/MB03-001526 (field number LMPC 3210), same data as holotype; MUNHAC/MB03-001528 (field number LMPC 3275) from the basecamp near Catchi (-13.7627, 13.2562, 1597 m), Namibe Province, Republic of Angola, collected on 1 November 2022; MUNHAC/MB03-001529-001531 (field numbers LMPC 3282, 3354, 3355; Fig. 4) from 2 km N of Maylowe, near a dry riverbed (-13.8265, 13.2601, 720 m), Namibe Province, Republic of Angola, collected between 3 and 5 November 2022. All specimens were collected by the same collectors as the holotype. Additional material. 2 km N of Maylowe, near dry riverbed [-13.8265, 13.2601, 720 m] (MUNHAC/ MB03-001534). |
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Etymology | Named after Erica Tavares (1997–), an Angolan biologist and conservationist. Through her work in the Angolan environmental platform “Eco Angola” (of which Erica is a co-founder), Erica has revolutionized the Angolan conservation and ecological discourse, providing opportunities for members of the Angolan civil society, students, and young researchers to learn, debate and contribute to environmental causes. |
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