Gardiner's burrowing skink (Pamelaescincus gardineri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. P. gardineri is the only species in the (monotypic) skink genus Pamelaescincus.
The generic name, Pamelaescincus, is in honor of Pamela, the older of Allen E. Greer's two sisters.
The specific name, gardineri, is in honor of British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner.
The natural habitats of P. gardineri are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, where it burrows in the leaf litter and soil.