Janetaescincus
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Janetaescincus is a genus of burrowing skinks in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the Seychelles. There are two recognized species.
Etymology
The generic name, Janetaescincus, is in honor of Janet Greer, who is the younger of the two sisters of Australian herpetologist Allen E. Greer.<ref>Template:Smallcaps (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Genus Janetaescincus, p. 133).</ref>
Taxonomy
The genus Janetaescincus is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae, which seems to be paraphyletic however. Probably quite close to Pamelaescincus gardineri, the genus Janetaescincus belongs to a major clade which does not seem to include the type genus Scincus. Thus, Janetaescincus will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily. (Austin & Arnold 2006)
Species
Two species are recognized as being valid.<ref>Template:EMBL genus www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Janetaescincus.
References
Further reading
- Template:Smallcaps (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. {{#invoke:CS1 identifiers|main|_template=doi}} (HTML abstract)
- Template:Smallcaps (1970). The Systematics and Evolution of the Subsaharan Africa, Seychelles, and Mauritius Scincine Scincid Lizards. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 140 (1): 1-24. (Janetaescincus, new genus, p. 18).