Emoia atrocostata

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Emoia atrocostata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Emoia
Species:
E. atrocostata
Binomial name
Emoia atrocostata
(Lesson, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Scincus atrocostatusLesson, 1830
  • Eumeces freycinetiiDuméril & Bibron, 1839
  • Mocoa cumingiGray, 1845
  • Euprepes bitaeniatusPeters, 1864
  • Mabouya jerdonianaStoliczka, 1870
  • Eumeces singaporensisSteindachner, 1870
  • Euprepes parietalisPeters, 1871
  • Euprepes microstictusPeters, 1874
  • Mabouia marmorataMacleay, 1877
  • Mabouia irrorataMacleay, 1877
  • Eumeces serratusFischer, 1886
  • Lygosoma sinusSmith, 1929
  • Lygosoma buergersiVogt, 1932
  • Papuascincus buergersi(Vogt, 1932)
  • Emoia manniBrown, 1948

Emoia atrocostata, commonly known as the littoral whiptail-skink, mangrove skink, or littoral skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It inhabits mangroves, back-beach vegetation and rocky shorelines. [2] It is semi-aquatic and forages in tidal pools. [3] [4]

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Description

The species can be distinguished from the similar many-lined sun skink by the lack of keeled scales on the dorsal surface of the Mangrove Skink. Its colour is grey or brown-grey, flecked with black. There is a faint black band along each side. The throat is often bluish, and the belly greenish or yellow to orange. [5]

Distribution

E. atrocostata can be found on the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and in Queensland, Australia.

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References

  1. Shea, G.; Diesmos, A.C.; Rico, E.L.; Gonzalez, J.C.; Afuang, L.E.; Allison, A.; Hamilton, A.; Grismer, L.; Couper, P.; Quah, E.; Hoskin, C.; Amey, A.; Shang, G.; Iskandar, D.; Gaulke, M. (2021). "Emoia atrocostata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T195316A2379075. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T195316A2379075.en .
  2. Cox, Merel; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Nabhitabhat, Jaruji (1998). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. New Holland Publishers Ltd. ISBN   978-1853684388.
  3. Naish, Darren (10 October 2014). "Skinks skinks skinks". Tetrapod Zoology. Scientific American. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. Brown (1991). "'Lizards of the genus Emoia (Scincidae) with observations on their evolution and biogeography" (PDF). Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences. 15: 1–94. ISSN   0885-4629. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2014. Alt URL
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