Emoia klossi

Emoia klossi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Emoia
Species:	E. klossi
Binomial name
Emoia klossi (Boulenger, 1914)
Synonyms [2]
Lygosoma klossi Boulenger, 1914

Emoia klossi, also known commonly as Kloss's emo skink, Kloss' emo skink, ^{[2] [3]} and Kloss' skink, ^[1] is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. ^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The specific name, klossi, is in honor of English zoologist Cecil Boden Kloss. ^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. klossi is forest, at altitudes of 800–1,200 m (2,600–3,900 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

E. klossi is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Shea, G.; Allison, A.; Tallowin, O. (2015). "Emoia klossi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T42484169A42484178. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42484169A42484178.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Emoia klossi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
3. 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 klossi, p. 143).

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1914). "An Annotated List of the Batrachians and Reptiles collected by the British Ornithologists' Union Expedition and the Wollaston Expedition in Dutch New Guinea". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London20 (5): 247–274 + Plates XXVII–XXX. (Lygosoma klossi, new species, p. 259 + Plate XXIX, figures 3, 3a).
• Greer AE (1974). "The generic relationships of the Scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplemetal Series22 (31): 1–67. (Emoia klossi, p. 20).
• Mys B (1988). "The zoogeography of the scincid lizards from North Papua New Guinea (Reptilia: Scincidae). I. The distribution of the species. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Biologie58: 127–183. (Emoia klossi, p. 134).
• Smith MA (1937). "A Review of the Genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia)". Records of the Indian Museum39 (3): 213–234. (Emoia klossi, new combination, p. 227).