Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Order Squamata Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Suborder Sauria | |
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Scientific name Janetaescincus veseyfitzgeraldi Similar Dwarf bronze gecko, Gardiner's burrowing skink, Wright's skink, Giant bronze gecko, Ctenotus | ||
Vesey-Fitzgerald's burrowing skink (Janetaescincus veseyfitzgeraldi ) is a species of lizard in the skink family, Scincidae.
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Etymology
The specific epithet, veseyfitzgeraldi, commemorates the Irish ecologist Leslie Desmond Edward Foster Vesey-Fitzgerald.
Geographic range
J. veseyfitzgeraldi is found only in the Seychelles.
Habitat
Its natural habitat of J. veseyfitzgeraldi is tropical moist lowland forests.
Conservation status
J. veseyfitzgeraldi is threatened by habitat loss.
References
Vesey-Fitzgerald's burrowing skink Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA