Emoia tongana

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Emoia tongana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Emoia
Species:
E. tongana
Binomial name
Emoia tongana
(Werner, 1899)

The Polynesia slender treeskink (Emoia tongana) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in western Samoa and some northern Tongan islands. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Fisher, R.; Hamilton, A.; Allison, A.; Tallowin, O. (2012). "Emoia tongana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T196611A2466199. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T196611A2466199.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Emoia tongana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.