Emoia schmidti

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Emoia schmidti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Emoia
Species:
E. schmidti
Binomial name
Emoia schmidti
W.C. Brown, 1954

Emoia schmidti, also known commonly as Schmidt's emo skink or Schmidt's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Solomon Islands. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt. [2] [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. schmidti is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft). [1]

Description

The holotype of E. schmidti has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.9 cm (2.3 in). [4]

Reproduction

E. schmidti is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is two eggs. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Harlow P (2013). "Emoia schmidti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T196620A2467219. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196620A2467219.en. Downloaded on 3 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Emoia schmidti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Emoia schmidti, p. 236).
  4. Brown WC (1954).
  5. Brown WC (1991).

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