Panaspis burgeoni explained

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.

Etymology

The specific name, burgeoni, is in honor of Belgian entomologist Louis Burgeon.^[1]

Geographic range

Within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, P. burgeoni is found in foothills east of the Ruwenzori Mountains.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. burgeoni is forest, at altitudes around 2500m (8,200feet).

Behavior

P. burgeoni is terrestrial, living in the leaf litter of the forest.

Reproduction

P. burgeoni is oviparous.

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. . (Panaspis burgeoni, new combination, p. 89).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Panaspis burgeoni, p. 43).