Panaspis burgeoni

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]

Panaspis burgeoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Panaspis
Species:
P. burgeoni
Binomial name
Panaspis burgeoni
(de Witte, 1933)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma (Siaphos) burgeoni
    de Witte, 1933
  • Lygosoma (Leptosiaphos) burgeoni
    — Schmidt, 1943
  • Panaspis burgeoni
    — Welch, 1982

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. Kusamba C (2021). "Panaspis burgeoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T13155147A13155153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13155147A13155153.en. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. 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).

Further reading
  • 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 africaines 24: 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 978-0898744286. (Panaspis burgeoni, new combination, p. 89).



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