''Papuascincus buergersi'' is a
species
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of
skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Ski ...
, a
lizard
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in the
family
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Scincidae. The species is
endemic
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to
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''buergersi'', is in honor of German zoologist
Theodore Joseph Bürgers (1881–1954).
[ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Papuascincus buergersi'', p. 42).]
Geographic range
''P. buergersi'' is found in the
Sepik River basin, Papua New Guinea.
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Behavior
''P. buergersi'' is terrestrial.[
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Reproduction
''P. buergersi'' is oviparous
Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ...
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References
Further reading
* Allison A, Greer AE (1986). "Egg Shells with Pustulate Surface Structures: Basis for a New Genus of New Guinea Skinks (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". ''Journal of Herpetology'' 20 (1): 116–119. (''Papuascincus buergersi'', new combination).
*Greer AE (1974). "The generic relationships of the Scincid lizard genus ''Leiolopisma'' and its relatives". ''Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplemental Series'' 22 (31): 1–67. (''Lobulia buergersi'', new combination).
* Smith MA (1937). "A Review of the Genus ''Lygosoma'' (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its Allies". ''Records of the Indian Museum'' 39 (3): 213–234. (''Emoia buergersi'', new combination, p. 227).
* Vogt T (1932). "''Beitrag zur Reptilienfauna der ehemaligen Kolonie Deutsch-Neuguinea''". ''Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin'' 5–7: 281–294. (''Lygosoma buergersi'', new species, p. 292). (in German).
Papuascincus
Reptiles described in 1932
Taxa named by Theodor Vogt
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