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title: "Wahlberg's Snake-eyed Skink"
description: "Panaspis wahlbergii — Reptielen. Panaspis wahlbergii, also known commonly as the Angolan snake-eyed skink, the savannah lidless skink, and Wahlberg's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/wahlberg-s-snake-eyed-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wahlberg's Snake-eyed Skink

> Panaspis wahlbergii — Reptielen. Panaspis wahlbergii, also known commonly as the Angolan snake-eyed skink, the savannah lidless skink, and Wahlberg's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.

- Scientific name: *Panaspis wahlbergii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 635
- iNaturalist taxon: [964785](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/964785)

## Names

- en: Wahlberg's Snake-eyed Skink

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (390), MZ (67), MW (38), ZW (20), TZ (19), ZM (16), KE (8), BW (4)

## Summary

Panaspis wahlbergii, also known commonly as the Angolan snake-eyed skink, the savannah lidless skink, and Wahlberg's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, it likely represents more than one species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panaspis_wahlbergii

## Photo

![Wahlberg's Snake-eyed Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wahlberg-s-snake-eyed-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/218613964

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/wahlberg-s-snake-eyed-skink?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).