NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Erica’s Snake-Eyed Skink
Panaspis ericae Marques, Parrinha, Lopes-Lima, Tiutenko, Bauer & Ceríaco, 2024
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Panaspis ericae is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae, native to Africa. It was first discovered in 2022 in Angola. It is named for Erica Tavares, an Angolan conservationist and biologist. P. ericae has a coppery-brown appearance and robust body.
Wikipedia contributors, Panaspis ericae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:49:46.592301+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Panaspis ericae Marques, Parrinha, Lopes-Lima, Tiutenko, Bauer & Ceríaco, 2024
- Name authority
- Marques, Parrinha, Lopes-Lima, Tiutenko, Bauer & Ceríaco, 2024
- Common name
- Erica’s Snake-Eyed Skink
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Panaspis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyScincidae
- subfamilyEugongylinae
- genusPanaspis
- speciesPanaspis ericae Marques, Parrinha, Lopes-Lima, Tiutenko, Bauer & Ceríaco, 2024
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Panaspis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Peters' Lidless SkinkPanaspis breviceps (Peters, 1873) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cabinda Lidless SkinkPanaspis cabindae (Bocage, 1866) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blue-tailed snake-eyed skinkPanaspis megalurus (Nieden, 1913) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ethiopian Snake-Eyed SkinkPanaspis tancredii (Boulenger, 1909) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panaspis helleri (Loveridge, 1932) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Annobon Lidless SkinkPanaspis annobonensis Fuhn, 1972 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Speckle-lipped Snake-eyed SkinkPanaspis maculicollis Jacobsen & Broadley, 2000 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Moçamedes Snake-Eyed SkinkPanaspis mocamedensis Ceríaco, Heinicke, Parker, Marques & Bauer, 2020 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panaspis burgeoni (de Witte, 1933) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Togo Lidless SkinkPanaspis togoensis (Werner, 1902) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Panaspis&species=ericae Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:R5VVF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.