Emoia battersbyi

Emoia battersbyi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Emoia
Species:	E. battersbyi
Binomial name
	Emoia battersbyi; (Procter, 1923)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma (Emoa) battersbyi; Procter, 1923; Lygosoma ahli; T. Vogt, 1932; Emoia battersbyi; — M.A. Smith, 1937;

Last updated September 29, 2025

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

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]

References

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.
1 2 3 Emoia battersbyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
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).

Procter JB (1923). "On New and Rare Reptiles and Batrachians from the Australian Region". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London1923: 1069–1077. ("Lygosoma (Emoa) battersbyi ", new species, p. 1770, Figures 3a–3c).
Shea GM (2016). "Emoia ahli (Vogt, 1932), a synonym of Emoia battersbyi (Procter, 1923) (Squamata: Scincidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia37 (3): 315–319.
Vogt T (1932). "Beitrag zur Reptilienfauna der ehemaligen Kolonie Deutsch-Neuguinea". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin5–7: 281–294. (Lygosoma ahli, new species, p. 291). (in German).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 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.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Emoia battersbyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.

[EDR-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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