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Emoia
''Emoia'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the subfamily Eugongylinae. The genus ''Emoia'' belongs to a group of genera mainly from the southwestern Pacific-Australian region. These small skinks are commonly known as emoias or skinks. Species List of 78 valid ''Emoia'' species and their respective authors, geographical ranges, and common names from the Reptile Database: ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, altho ... in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Emoia''. References {{Authority control Lizard genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emoia Battersbyi
''Emoia battersbyi'', Battersby's emo skink, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The species is native to Oceania and Southeast Asia. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''battersbyi'', is in honour of British herpetologist James Clarence Battersby (1901–1993).Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens, Beolens B, Michael Watkins (zoologist), Watkins M, Michael Grayson, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Emoia battersbyi'', p. 19; ''Emoia ahli'', p. 3). The synonym, ''Lygosoma ahli'', is in honour of German zoologist Ernst Ahl. Geographic range ''E. battersbyi'' is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''E. battersbyi'' is forest, at altitudes from sea level to . Reproduction ''E. battersbyi'' is Oviparity, oviparous. References Further reading *Joan Beauchamp Procter, Procter JB (1923). "On New and Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |