Brauer's burrowing skink
| Brauer's burrowing skink | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Janetaescincus |
| Species: | J. braueri |
| Binomial name | |
| Janetaescincus braueri (Boettger, 1896) | |
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| Synonyms | |
Brauer's burrowing skink (Janetaescincus braueri ) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, braueri, is in honor of German zoologist August Bernhard Brauer.[3]
Geographic range
J. braueri is found only in the Seychelles.[2]
Habitat
The natural habitats of Brauer's burrowing skink are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[2]
Conservation status
J. braueri is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ↑ "Janetaescincus braueri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 1 2 3 4 Gerlach J, Ineich I. 2006. Janetaescincus braueri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Janetaescincus braueri, p. 37).
Further reading
- Boettger O. 1896. "Neue Kriechthiere ( Scelotes, Arthroleptis ) von den Seychellen ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 19: 349-351. (Scelotes braueri, new species, pp. 349–350).
- Greer AE. 1970. "The Systematics and Evolution of the Subsaharan Africa, Seychelles, and Mauritius Scincine Scincid Lizards". Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., Harvard College 140 (1): 1-24. (Janetaescincus braueri, new combination, pp. 18, 22).
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