''Panaspis tsavoensis'', also known as the Tsavo snake-eyed skink, is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of lidless skinks in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Scincidae. The species is found in Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks in

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; it is probably more widespread in arid lowlands further north in Kenya. ''Panaspis tsavoensis'' is a small skink measuring on average in

snout–vent length Snout–vent length (SVL) is a morphometric measurement taken in herpetology from the tip of the snout to the most posterior opening of the cloacal slit (vent)."direct line distance from tip of snout to posterior margin of vent" It is the most c ...

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tsavoensis Skinks of Africa Reptiles of Kenya Endemic fauna of Kenya Reptiles described in 2019 Taxa named by Felista Kasyoka Kilunda Taxa named by Werner Conradie Taxa named by Domnick Victor Wasonga Taxa named by Jin Jie-Qiong Taxa named by Robert W. Murphy Taxa named by Patrick K. Malonza Taxa named by Che Jing {{skink-stub