Emoia cyclops BROWN, 1991

We have no photos, try to find some by Google images search:

Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Cyclops Emo Skink
Synonym	Emoia cyclops BROWN 1991: 24
Distribution	Indonesia (Irian Jaya) Type locality: Cyclops Mountains in Irian Jaya at an elevation of 1100 to 1200 m.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1938.6.8.43
Diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS. Distinguished from others of the Emoia baudini complex by following combination of characters: SVL of adults 47-57 mm; midbody scale rows 34-39; dorsal scale rows 51-56; rounded lamellae under fourth toe 38-42; some features of color pattern: dark brown band on lateral surface wide, extending onto margins of the venter, and labials with prominent, dark bars. (BROWN 1991: 24)
Comment	Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017).
Etymology	named after the type locality, Cyclops Mountains.
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Brown W C 1991. Lizards of the genus Emoia (Scincidae) with observations on their evolution and biogeography. MEMOIRS OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (No. 15) 1991: i-vi, 1-94 - get paper here Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions 24 (2): 262-273 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

Is it interesting? Share with others:

Please submit feedback about this entry to the curator