Emoia cyclops

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Emoia cyclops
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Emoia
Species:
E. cyclops
Binomial name
Emoia cyclops
W.C. Brown, 1991

Emoia cyclops, also known commonly as the Cyclops emo skink and Cyclop's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, cyclops, is a reference to the type locality which is the Cyclops Mountains. [2] [3]

Geographic range

E. cyclops is found in northern Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea. [1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. cyclops is forest, at altitudes of 1,100–1,200 m (3,600–3,900 ft). [1]

Reproduction

E. cyclops is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Allison, A.; Shea, G.; Tallowin, O. (2015). "Emoia cyclops ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T42484102A42484107. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42484102A42484107.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Emoia cyclops at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Emoia cyclops, p. 63).

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