Brauer's burrowing skink

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Brauer's burrowing skink
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J. braueri
Binomial name
Janetaescincus braueri
(Boettger, 1896)
Janetaescincus braueri distribution.png
Synonyms
  • Scelotes braueri
    Boettger, 1896
  • Janetaescincus braueri
    Greer, 1970 [1]

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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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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).

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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