Spotted necked snake eyed skink

Introduction: Spotted-neck snake-eyed skinks (Panaspis sp.) forage actively for food amongst leaf litter and grass tufts in habitats of arid and mesic savannah.

Distribution: Zambezi Region (formerly the Caprivi Strip), Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve.

Diet: Small insects.

Colouring: Almost indistinguishable from Wahlberg's snake-eyed skink but with a series of black and white spots adorning the side of the neck. Other differing features are conical not rounded scales on the soles of the feet and a pink throat and neck breeding colour.

Breeding: Female do not usually lay more than 3 eggs in midsummer.

Size: Max SVL 43mm.