Overview
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Janetaescincus is a genus of burrowing skinks (family Scincidae) endemic to the Seychelles.
It is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae which seems to be paraphyletic however. Probably quite close to Pamelaescincus gardineri, it belongs to a major clade which does not seem to include the type genus Scincus. Thus, it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily.(Austin & Arnold 2006)
Species
- Janetaescincus braueri
- Janetaescincus veseyfitzgeraldi
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- Austin, J.J. & Arnold, E.N. (2006): Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39(2): 503?511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)
External links
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Monitoring and conservation of Seychelles reptiles and amphibians
Taxonomy
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The Genus Janetaescincus is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2 species and subspecies in the Genus Janetaescincus: J. braueri (Brauer's Burrowing Skink) · J. veseyfitzgeraldi (Vesey-Fitzgerald's Burrowing Skink)
References
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- Austin, J.J. & Arnold, E.N. (2006): Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39(2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)
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