''Emoia baudini'', also known
commonly as Baudin's emo skink, Baudin's skink, and the Great Bight cool-skink, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the
family
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Scincidae. The species is native to
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
,
Maluku, and
Sulawesi
Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...
.
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Etymology
The specific name, ''baudini'', is in honour of French explorer Nicolas Baudin
Nicolas Thomas Baudin (; 17 February 1754 – 16 September 1803) was a French explorer, cartographer, naturalist and hydrographer, most notable for his explorations in Australia and the southern Pacific.
Biography
Early career
Born a comm ...
.[ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Emoia baudini'', p. 19).]
Common names
In addition to the above English common names, ''E. baudini'' is known as ''mas'' in the Kalam language
Kalam is a Kalam language of Papua New Guinea. It is closely related to Kobon, and shares many of the features of that language. Kalam is spoken in Middle Ramu District of Madang Province and in Mount Hagen District of Western Highlands Provinc ...
of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
.[ Bulmer RNH, Menzies JI, Parker F (1975)]
"Kalam Classification Of Reptiles And Fishes"
''Journal of the Polynesian Society'' 84 (3): 267–308.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat
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of ''E. baudini'' is forest
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...
.
Reproduction
''E. baudini'' is viviparous
Among animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. This is opposed to oviparity which is a reproductive mode in which females lay developing eggs that complete their development and hatch externally from the m ...
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References
Further reading
* Barbour T (1912). "A Contribution to the Zoögeography of the East Indian Islands". ''Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College'' 44 (1): 1–203 + Plates 1–8. (''Emoia baudinii'', p. 94).
* Boulenger GA (1887). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidae ...''London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (''Lygosoma baudinii'', new combination, pp. 296–297).
* Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). ''Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième'' olume 5 Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. . (in French).
* Gray JE (1845). ''Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum''. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (''Mabouya baudinii'', new combination, p. 95).
baudini
Skinks of New Guinea
Reptiles described in 1839
Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril
Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron
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