Emoia samoensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Emoia |
Species: | E. samoensis |
Binomial name | |
Emoia samoensis (Duméril, 1851) | |
Approximate distribution (Samoan Islands) Range |
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