Geomyersia coggeri

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Geomyersia coggeri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Geomyersia
Species:
G. coggeri
Binomial name
Geomyersia coggeri
Greer, 1982

Cogger's island skink (Geomyersia coggeri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Admiralty Islands. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. coggeri is forest, but it has also been found under debris in coconut plantations. [1]

Description

G. coggeri is a small, brown lizard, with a rounded snout. It has four short well-developed legs, with five digits on each foot. [4]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of G. coggeri is unknown. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tallowin, O.; Allison, A. (2013). "Geomyersia coggeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T178436A1534310. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178436A1534310.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Geomyersia coggeri 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. (Geomyersia coggeri, p. 56).
  4. Greer AE (1982).

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