Geomyersia coggeri

Geomyersia coggeri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Geomyersia
Species:	G. coggeri
Binomial name
Geomyersia coggeri Greer, 1982

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

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]}

References

1. Tallowin, O.; Allison, A. [in French] (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. 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).

Further reading

• Adler GH, Austin CC, Dudley R (1995). "Dispersal and speciation of skinks among archipelagos in the tropical Pacific Ocean". Evolutionary Ecology9: 529–541.
• Greer AE (1982). "A New Species of Geomyersia (Scincidae) from the Admiralty Islands, with a Summary of the Genus". Journal of Herpetology16 (1): 61–66. (Geomyersia coggeri, new species).