| Emoia kuekenthali | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Emoia |
| Species: | E. kuekenthali |
| Binomial name | |
| Emoia kuekenthali (Boettger, 1895) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Kuekenthal's emo skink (Emoia kuekenthali) is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Indonesia and the Admiralty Islands. There are two recognized subspecies. [2]
The specific name, kuekenthali, is in honor of German zoologist Wilhelm "Willy" Georg Kükenthal. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of E. kuekenthali is forest. [1]
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]
Nota bene : A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Emoia.
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