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)
Synonyms
  • Scelotes braueri
    Boettger, 1896
  • Janetaescincus braueri
    Greer, 1970 [1]

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

  1. "Janetaescincus braueri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Gerlach J, Ineich I. 2006. Janetaescincus braueri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
  3. 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).

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