Papuascincus buergersi

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Papuascincus buergersi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Papuascincus
Species:
P. buergersi
Binomial name
Papuascincus buergersi
(T. Vogt, 1932)
Synonyms [2]
  • Lygosoma buergersi
    T. Vogt, 1932
  • Emoia buergersi
    M.A. Smith, 1937
  • Lobulia buergersi
    Greer, 1974
  • Papuascincus buergersi
    Allison & Greer, 1986

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

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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. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Papuascincus buergersi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2020.
  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. (Papuascincus buergersi, p. 42).

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