Panaspis burgeoni

Panaspis burgeoni
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Panaspis
Species:	P. burgeoni
Binomial name
	Panaspis burgeoni; (de Witte, 1933)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma (Siaphos) burgeoni; de Witte, 1933; Lygosoma (Leptosiaphos) burgeoni; — Schmidt, 1943; Panaspis burgeoni; — Welch, 1982;

Last updated October 04, 2025

Panaspis burgeoni is a species of lidless skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, burgeoni, is in honor of Belgian entomologist Louis Burgeon.^[3]

Geographic range

Within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, P. burgeoni is found in foothills east of the Ruwenzori Mountains.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. burgeoni is forest, at altitudes around 2,500 m (8,200 ft).^[1]

Behavior

P. burgeoni is terrestrial, living in the leaf litter of the forest.^[1]

Reproduction

P. burgeoni is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Kusamba, C. (2021). "Panaspis burgeoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T13155147A13155153. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13155147A13155153.en . Retrieved 3 July 2024.
1 2 3 Panaspis burgeoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 2018-02-21.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Panaspis burgeoni, p. 43).

de Witte G-F (1933). "Batraciens et reptiles recueillis par M[onsieur]. L. Burgeon au Ruwenzori, au Kivu et au Tanganika". Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines24: 111–123. (Lygosoma burgeoni, new species, p. 116). (in French).
Welch KRG (1982). Herpetology of Africa: A Checklist and Bibliography of the Orders Amphisbaenia, Sauria, and Serpentes. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 293 pp. ISBN 978-0-89874-428-6. (Panaspis burgeoni, new combination, p. 89).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 4 Kusamba, C. (2021). "Panaspis burgeoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T13155147A13155153. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13155147A13155153.en . Retrieved 3 July 2024.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Panaspis burgeoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 2018-02-21.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Panaspis burgeoni, p. 43).

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