Vesey-Fitzgerald's burrowing skink [SEP] parent taxon
Vesey-Fitzgerald's burrowing skink
Vesey-Fitzgerald's burrowing skink ("Janetaescincus veseyfitzgeraldi" ) is a species of lizard in the skink family, Scincidae.
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
Günther's dwarf burrowing skink
Günther's dwarf burrowing skink or Günther's burrowing skink ("Scelotes guentheri" ) was a species of skink in the family Scincidae. "S. guentheri" was endemic to Natal, South Africa. 
Description.
"S. guentheri" is known from only one specimen which was collected in 1886. It has greatly reduced limbs. The forelimbs are entirely lost, and the hind limbs retain only two digits.
Etymology.
The specific name, "guentheri", and the common