Colston Timothy J, Pyron R Alexander, Bauer Aaron M
Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL USA 32304..
Zootaxa. 2020 May 19;4779(2):zootaxa.4779.2.2. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4779.2.2.
A recent molecular phylogenetic revision of the snake-eyed skinks (genus Panaspis Cope, 1868) uncovered extensive cryptic diversity, including several new species from throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we describe one of these from Ethiopia as Panaspis annettesabinae sp. nov. This description is based on a previous molecular phylogeny and morphological, scalation, and coloration data collected from the type specimen. Phylogenetic analyses place the species alone in what we term the P. annettesabinae species group from Ethiopia. This group forms the sister lineage to a large southern African radiation and suggests a potential northern origin for much of the extant diversity of Panaspis. Many new taxa have recently been discovered in the genus and region, and there are several historical records of Panaspis from elsewhere in Ethiopia. Thus, we suggest that the range of this new species (known only from a single specimen at present) may be much larger, and that additional undescribed species may exist in northern sub-Saharan Africa.
最近对蛇眼石龙子（Panaspis属，科普，1868年）进行的分子系统发育修订发现了广泛的隐性多样性，包括来自撒哈拉以南非洲各地的几个新物种。在此，我们将来自埃塞俄比亚的其中一个物种描述为新物种安妮特·萨宾娜蛇眼石龙子（Panaspis annettesabinae sp. nov.）。该描述基于先前的分子系统发育以及从模式标本收集的形态、鳞片和颜色数据。系统发育分析将该物种单独置于我们所称的来自埃塞俄比亚的安妮特·萨宾娜蛇眼石龙子物种组中。这个类群构成了一个大型南部非洲辐射类群的姐妹谱系，并表明现存的许多Panaspis多样性可能起源于北方。最近在该属和该地区发现了许多新分类群，并且在埃塞俄比亚其他地方也有一些Panaspis的历史记录。因此，我们认为这个新物种（目前仅从一个标本得知）的分布范围可能更大，并且在撒哈拉以南非洲北部可能存在其他未描述的物种。
