Vesey-Fitzgerald's burrowing skink
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.