Emoia klossi

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Emoia klossi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 4 Emoia klossi 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 klossi, p. 143).

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