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Gardiner's Burrowing Skink
Pamelaescincus gardineri
Gardiner's burrowing skink (Pamelaescincus gardineri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. P. gardineri is the only species in the (monotypic) skink genus Pamelaescincus. The species is endemic to the Seychelles.
From the article Gardiner's burrowing skink on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The natural habitats of Pamelaescincus gardineri are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, at altitudes from sea level to 1,600 m (5,200 ft), where it burrows in the leaf litter and soil.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and behavior”
In human culture
The generic name, Pamelaescincus, is in honor of Pamela, the older of Allen E. Greer's two sisters. The specific name, gardineri, is in honor of British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Pamelaescincus gardineri in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37930.