Gardiner's burrowing skink | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: |
Pamelaescincus Greer, 1970 [2] |
Species: | P. gardineri
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Binomial name | |
Pamelaescincus gardineri (
Boulenger, 1909)
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Synonyms | |
Gardiner's burrowing skink (Pamelaescincus gardineri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. P. gardineri is the only species in the ( monotypic) skink genus Pamelaescincus. The species is endemic to the Seychelles.
The generic name, Pamelaescincus, is in honor of Pamela, the older of Allen E. Greer's two sisters. [7]
The specific name, gardineri, is in honor of British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner. [7]
P. gardineri is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae, which seems to be paraphyletic. Probably quite close to Janetaescincus, it belongs to a major clade that does not seem to include the type genus Scincus. Thus, it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily. [6]
P. gardineri is found only in the Seychelles. [1] [8]
The natural habitats of P. gardineri are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, at altitudes from sea level to 1,600 m (5,200 ft), where it burrows in the leaf litter and soil. [1]
P. gardineri is oviparous. [8]
Populations of P. gardeneri are locally affected by introduced predators and habitat destruction, but unlike its relatives, it is not considered an endangered species by the IUCN. [9]
Gardiner's burrowing skink | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: |
Pamelaescincus Greer, 1970 [2] |
Species: | P. gardineri
|
Binomial name | |
Pamelaescincus gardineri (
Boulenger, 1909)
| |
Synonyms | |
Gardiner's burrowing skink (Pamelaescincus gardineri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. P. gardineri is the only species in the ( monotypic) skink genus Pamelaescincus. The species is endemic to the Seychelles.
The generic name, Pamelaescincus, is in honor of Pamela, the older of Allen E. Greer's two sisters. [7]
The specific name, gardineri, is in honor of British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner. [7]
P. gardineri is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae, which seems to be paraphyletic. Probably quite close to Janetaescincus, it belongs to a major clade that does not seem to include the type genus Scincus. Thus, it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily. [6]
P. gardineri is found only in the Seychelles. [1] [8]
The natural habitats of P. gardineri are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, at altitudes from sea level to 1,600 m (5,200 ft), where it burrows in the leaf litter and soil. [1]
P. gardineri is oviparous. [8]
Populations of P. gardeneri are locally affected by introduced predators and habitat destruction, but unlike its relatives, it is not considered an endangered species by the IUCN. [9]