''Emoia cyanura'', the copper-tailed 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
skink. It is found in
Borneo
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and
South Pacific islands
Collectively called the Pacific Islands, the islands in the Pacific Ocean are further categorized into three major island groups: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Depending on the context, the term ''Pacific Islands'' may refer to one of se ...
.
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Names
It is known as kagisi in the Rennellese language of the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capit ...
.[Ross, Malcolm. Concluding notes, 427-436. In Ross, Malcolm; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (eds)]
''The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral Oceanic society''
Volume 4
Animals
2011. Pacific Linguistics 621.
References
cyanura
Reptiles of the Solomon Islands
Reptiles described in 1830
Taxa named by René Lesson
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