Emoia loveridgei

Emoia loveridgei
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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

Last updated March 04, 2025

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]

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 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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↑ 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.

Brown, W.C. (1953). "Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 69 A Review of New Guinea Lizards Allied to Emoia baudini and Emoia physicae (Scincidae)". American Museum Novitates (1627): 1–25. (Emoia loveridgei, new species, pp. 10–11).
Brown, W.C. (1991). "Lizards of the genus Emoia (Scincidae) with observations on their ecology and biogeography". Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences. 15: 1–94.
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 Naturellles de Belgique, Biologie. 58: 127–183.
Williams, E.E. (1982). "Arthur Loveridge — A Life in Retrospect". Breviora (471): 1–12.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 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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