Emoia slevini

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Emoia slevini
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Emoia
Species:
E. slevini
Binomial name
Emoia slevini

Emoia slevini, also known commonly as the Mariana skink, Slevin's brown skink, Slevin's emo skink, and Slevin's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Mariana Islands. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, slevini, is in honor of American herpetologist Joseph Richard Slevin. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. slevini is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 400 m (1,300 ft). [1]

Description

E. slevini is a moderately large-sized species for its genus. Adults have a snout-to-vent length of 5.8–8.5 cm (2.3–3.3 in). [4]

Reproduction

E. slevini is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Allison, A.; Fisher, R.; Hamilton, A.; Tallowin, O. (2013). "Emoia slevini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T196621A2467313. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196621A2467313.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Emoia slevini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 14 January 2020.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Emoia slevini, p. 245).
  4. Brown WC, Falanruw MVC (1972), p. 107.

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