Vesey-Fitzgerald's burrowing skink

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Vesey-Fitzgerald's burrowing skink (Janetaescincus veseyfitzgeraldi) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Seychelles.

Etymology

The specific epithet, veseyfitzgeraldi, commemorates the Irish ecologist Leslie Desmond Edward Foster Vesey-Fitzgerald.

Geographic range

J. veseyfitzgeraldi is found only in the Seychelles.

Habitat

The natural habitat of J. veseyfitzgeraldi is tropical moist lowland forests.

Conservation status

J. veseyfitzgeraldi is threatened by habitat loss.

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