| Emoia boettgeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Emoia |
| Species: | E. boettgeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Emoia boettgeri (Sternfeld, 1918) | |
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| Synonyms [2] | |
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Emoia boettgeri, also known commonly as Boettger's emo skink, the Micronesia forest skink, and the Micronesia spotted skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Micronesia. There are no recognized subspecies.
The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger. [3]
E. boettgeri is found in the Caroline Islands and the Marshall Islands in eastern Micronesia [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitat of E. boettgeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 780 m (2,560 ft). [1]
E. boettgeri is terrestrial. [1]
Oskar Boettger was a German zoologist who was a native of Frankfurt am Main. He was an uncle of the noted malacologist Caesar Rudolf Boettger (1888–1976).
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