Panaspis helleri (LOVERIDGE, 1932)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Siaphos meleagris helleri LOVERIDGE 1932 Siaphos meleagris helleri — LOVERIDGE 1936: 72 Lygosoma (Leptosiaphos) helleri — SCHMIDT 1943 Panaspis helleri — WELCH 1982: 90 |
Distribution | Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire, Ruwenzori Mountains) Type locality: Bugongo Ridge, Ruwenzori, Belgian Congo. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: FMNH 12749 |
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Comment | Not listed by BROADLEY & POYNTON 1998 for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire). Abundance: only known from the type locality (Meiri et al. 2017). This is one of the species called 'lost' and 'rediscovered' by Lindken et al. 2024. |
Etymology | Named after the collector of the types, Mr. Edmund Heller (1875-1939), American zoologist and ornithologist. |
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