Emoia mivarti

Emoia mivarti
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Emoia
Species:	E. mivarti
Binomial name
	Emoia mivarti; (Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma mivarti; Boulenger, 1887;

Last updated October 28, 2025

Emoia mivarti, also known commonly as Boulenger's emo skink and the Admiralty five-striped skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Admiralty Islands and Indonesia.^[1]^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, mivarti, is in honor of English Naturalist St. George Jackson Mivart.^[3]^: 180

Geographic distribution

Emoia mivarti is found on several of the Admiralty Islands of Papua New Guinea.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Emoia mivarti is forest, but it has also been found in gardens.^[1]

Behavior

Emoia mivarti is terrestrial,^[1] foraging on the ground in leaf litter.^[2]

Reproduction

Emoia mivarti is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Tallowin, O.; Allison, A.; Fisher, R. (2013). "Emoia mivarti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T196609A2465904. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196609A2465904.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Emoia mivarti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
↑ 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.

Adler, G.H.; Austin, C.C.; Dudley, R. (1995). "Dispersal and speciation of skinks among archipelagos in the tropical Pacific Ocean". Evolutionary Ecology. 9: 529–541.
Boulenger, G.A. (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamæleontidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Lygosoma mivarti, new species, p. 292 + Plate XXIII, figures 1 & 1a).
Greer, A.E. (1974). "The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology. 31: 1–67. (Emoia mivarti, p. 20).
Smith, M.A. (1937). "A Review of the Genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its Allies". Records of the Indian Museum. 39 (3): 213–234. (Emoia mivarti, new combination, p. 227).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Tallowin, O.; Allison, A.; Fisher, R. (2013). "Emoia mivarti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T196609A2465904. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196609A2465904.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Emoia mivarti 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. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

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