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Janetaescincus

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thumb | right | alt=geographic distribution of Janetaescincus braueri | geographic distribution of Janetaescincus braueri Janetaescincus is a genus of burrowing skinks in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the Seychelles. There are two recognized species.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassSquamata
  4. FamilyScincidae
Observations recorded192

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
7
Family
Scincidae
Collections
USNM, MNHN
Recorded in
Seychelles, RéPublique Et Reptiles CollectéS En RéPublique Des Seychelles

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Scincinae
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Janetaescincus
Commons category
Janetaescincus
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Category:Janetaescincus
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb | right | alt=geographic distribution of Janetaescincus braueri | geographic distribution of Janetaescincus braueri Janetaescincus is a genus of burrowing skinks in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the Seychelles. There are two recognized species.

==Etymology== The generic name, Janetaescincus, is in honor of Janet Greer, who is the younger of the two sisters of Australian herpetologist Allen E. Greer.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Janetaescincus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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