Janetaescincus braueri (BOETTGER, 1896)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Scelotes braueri BOETTGER 1896: 349 Janetaescincus braueri — GREER 1970 Janetaescincus braueri — BRYGOO 1981 Scelotes braueri — HENKEL & SCHMIDT 2000 Janetaescincus braueri — AUSTIN & ARNOLD 2006
Distribution	Seychelles (Mahé, Silhouette, Frégate, Praslin) Type locality: “Seychellen”
Reproduction	oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Lectotype: SMF 16030 (=6411, 1a in Mertens, 1922). Designation by Mertens (1967)
Diagnosis	Diagnosis (genus): Similar to Gongylomorphus and Pamelaescincus and differing from all other scincines in having the palatines and palatal rami of the pterygoids meeting medially to form a broad secondary palate (Fig. 7 in GREER 1970); and in possessing 11, instead of 10 or fewer, premaxillary teeth. In skull morphology Janetaescincus differs from Gongylomorphus and Pamelaescincus in having the palatal rami of the pterygoids emarginated posteriorly (Fig. 7). On the basis of external characters the new genus is easily distinguished from Gongylomorphus and Pamelaescincus by means of its lower midbody scale count (22 to 24 instead of 30 to 38), and by the possession of only 4 fingers instead of 5. Janetaescincus also lacks the frontoparietals and clear spectacle in the lower eyelid of Gongylomorphus. The circular external ear opening is relatively smaller in Janetaescincus than in Pamelaescincus and, of course, is easily distinguishable from the horizontal slit in Gonglyornorphus [from GREER 1970].
Comment	Type species: Scelotes braueri BOETTGER 1896 is the type species of the genus Janetaescincus GREER 1970.
Etymology	Named after the collector, August Brauer, zoologist at the University of Marburg (Germany). The genus was named after Janet Greer, the younger of the two sisters of Alan Greer.
References	Austin, J. J. & Arnold, E.N. 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 - get paper here Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Boettger, O. 1896. Neue Kriechthiere (Scelotes, Arthroleptis) von den Seychellen. Zool. Anz. 19: 349-351 - get paper here Brygoo,E.R. 1981. Systématique des lézards scincides de la région malgache. IX. Nouvelles unités taxinomiques pour les Scelotes s.l. Bull. Mus. natl. Hist. nat. Paris, 4th ser., Sect. A., 3 (4): 1193-1204 Greer, Allen E. 1970. The systematics and evolution of the Subsaharan Africa, Seychelles, and Mauritius Scincine Scincid lizards. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 140 (1): 1-24 - get paper here Harris, D. James; Perera, Ana; Valente, Joana; Rocha, Sara 2015. Deep genetic differentiation within Janetaescincus spp. (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Seychelles Islands. The Herpetological Journal 25 (4): 205-213 - get paper here Henkel,F.W. & Schmidt, W. 2000. Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar and the Mascarene, Seychelles, and Comoros Islands. Krieger Pawlowski, S. & Krämer, C. 2009. Zur Herpetologie des Flu Catcher National Parks auf La Digue, Seychellen. Sauria 31 (3): 25-33 - get paper here Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
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