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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Panaspis |
| Species: | P. burgeoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Panaspis burgeoni (de Witte, 1933)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, burgeoni, is in honor of Belgian entomologist Louis Burgeon.[3]
Geographic range edit
Within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, P. burgeoni is found in foothills east of the Ruwenzori Mountains.[1]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of P. burgeoni is forest, at altitudes around 2,500 m (8,200 ft).[1]
Behavior edit
P. burgeoni is terrestrial, living in the leaf litter of the forest.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c Panaspis burgeoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-02-21.
- ^ 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 edit
- 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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