Annobón lidless skink

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

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| image =

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Ceríaco, L.M.P. |date=2021 |title=Panaspis annobonensis |volume=2021 |page=e.T178183A160960957 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178183A160960957.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Panaspis

| species = annobonensis

| authority = (Fuhn, 1972)

| range_map = Afroablepharus annobonensis distribution (colored).png

| range_map_caption = Geographic distribution of the Annobón lidless skink (Panaspis annobonensis)

| synonyms =

  • Panaspis africana annobonensis
  • Leptosiaphos annobonensis
  • Afroablepharus annobonensis

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The Annobón lidless skink (Panaspis annobonensis) is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Annobón in Equatorial Guinea and is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.{{NRDB species|genus=Panaspis|species=annobonensis|access-date=2018-02-21}} The species was first described as in 1972.

It is threatened by the loss of natural habitat and by the introduction of predatory species.

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Further reading

  • Fuhn, 1972 : Révision du Phylum forestier du genre Panaspis Cope (Reptilia, Scincidae, Lygosominae). Revue roumaine de Biologie, serie de Zoologie, vol. 17, no. 4, p. 257–271.