Biology:Brauer's burrowing skink
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Janetaescincus |
| Species: | J. braueri
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| Janetaescincus braueri (Boettger, 1896)
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Brauer's burrowing skink (Janetaescincus braueri), also known commonly as Brauer's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.[1] The species is endemic to the Seychelles.
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, where it occurs on the islands Mahé and Silhouette.[1]
Habitat
The natural habitats of Brauer's burrowing skink are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, at altitudes of 200–800 m (660–2,620 ft).[1]
Reproduction
Conservation status
J. braueri is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Gerlach, J.; Ineich, I. (2006). "Janetaescincus braueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T61437A12484604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61437A12484604.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61437/12484604. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Species Janetaescincus braueri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 140 (1): 1-24. (Janetaescincus braueri, new combination, pp. 18, 22).
Wikidata ☰ Q2713684 entry
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