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Janetaescincus
''Janetaescincus'' is a genus of burrowing skinks (family (biology), family Scincidae) endemism, endemic to the Seychelles. Etymology The Genus, generic name, ''Janetaescincus'', is in honor of Janet Greer, who is the younger of the two sisters of Australians, Australian Herpetology, herpetologist :fr:Allen Eddy Greer, Allen E. Greer. Taxonomy The genus ''Janetaescincus'' is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae, which seems to be paraphyletic however. Probably quite close to ''Pamelaescincus gardineri'', the genus ''Janetaescincus'' belongs to a major clade which does not seem to include the type (biology), type genus ''Scincus''. Thus, ''Janetaescincus'' will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily. (Austin & Arnold 2006) Species Two species are recognized as being valid."''Janetaescincus'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *''Janetaescincus braueri'' *''Janetaescincus veseyfitzgeraldi'' ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclatu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janetaescincus
''Janetaescincus'' is a genus of burrowing skinks (family (biology), family Scincidae) endemism, endemic to the Seychelles. Etymology The Genus, generic name, ''Janetaescincus'', is in honor of Janet Greer, who is the younger of the two sisters of Australians, Australian Herpetology, herpetologist :fr:Allen Eddy Greer, Allen E. Greer. Taxonomy The genus ''Janetaescincus'' is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae, which seems to be paraphyletic however. Probably quite close to ''Pamelaescincus gardineri'', the genus ''Janetaescincus'' belongs to a major clade which does not seem to include the type (biology), type genus ''Scincus''. Thus, ''Janetaescincus'' will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily. (Austin & Arnold 2006) Species Two species are recognized as being valid."''Janetaescincus'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *''Janetaescincus braueri'' *''Janetaescincus veseyfitzgeraldi'' ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclatu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |