Emoia loveridgei

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Emoia loveridgei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Emoia
Species:
E. loveridgei
Binomial name
Emoia loveridgei
W.C. Brown, 1953
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Emoia loveridgei, also known commonly as Loveridge's emo skink and Loveridges's skink, 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, loveridgei, is in honor of herpetologist Arthur Loveridge. [3] :161

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Emoia loveridgei is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 2,000 m (6,600 ft). [1]

Behavior

Emoia loveridgei is terrestrial. [1]

Reproduction

Emoia loveridgei is oviparous. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Shea, G.; Allison, A.; Tallowin, O.; Austin, C.C. (2015). "Emoia loveridgei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T178560A21645617. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T178560A21645617.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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  3. Beolens, B; Watkins, M; Grayson, M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5.

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