Emoia battersbyi

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Emoia battersbyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Emoia
Species:
E. battersbyi
Binomial name
Emoia battersbyi
(Procter, 1923)
Synonyms [2]
  • Lygosoma (Emoa) battersbyi
    Procter, 1923
  • Lygosoma ahli
    T. Vogt, 1932
  • Emoia battersbyi
    M.A. Smith, 1937

Battersby's emo skink (Emoia battersbyi) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Oceania and Southeast Asia.

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Etymology

The specific name, battersbyi, is in honour of British herpetologist James Clarence Battersby (1901–1993). [3]

The synonym, Lygosoma ahli, is in honour of German zoologist Ernst Ahl. [3]

Geographic range

E. battersbyi is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. battersbyi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft). [1]

Reproduction

E. battersbyi is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Allison, A. (2015). "Emoia battersbyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T42484001A42484010. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42484001A42484010.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Emoia battersbyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Emoia battersbyi, p. 19; Emoia ahli, p. 3).

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