Papuascincus buergersi

Papuascincus buergersi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Papuascincus
Species:	P. buergersi
Binomial name
	Papuascincus buergersi; (T. Vogt, 1932)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma buergersi; T. Vogt, 1932; Emoia buergersi; — M.A. Smith, 1937; Lobulia buergersi; — Greer, 1974; Papuascincus buergersi; — Allison & Greer, 1986;

Last updated December 31, 2022

Papuascincus buergersi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, buergersi, is in honor of German zoologist Theodore Joseph Bürgers (1881–1954).^[3]

Geographic range

P. buergersi is found in the Sepik River basin, Papua New Guinea.^[1]

Behavior

P. buergersi is terrestrial.^[1]

Reproduction

P. buergersi is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Shea G (2021). "Papuascincus buergersi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T42485036A165018450.en. Accessed on 30 December 2022.
1 2 3 Papuascincus buergersi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2020.
↑ 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. (Papuascincus buergersi, p. 42).