Emoia oribata BROWN, 1953

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Emoia physicae oribata BROWN 1953: 22 Emoia oribata — BROWN 1991
Distribution	Indonesia (Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea Type locality: Bernard Camp on Idenberg fiver, Irian Jaya
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: AMNH 62414
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Comment
Etymology	Presumably from Greek oribatēs = walking the mountains, from oros = mountain + -batēs, from bainein = to go. While Brown did not explain the etymology or any explicit mountain, he mentions the “850 m camp on Araucaria Creek”.
References	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 Brown, Walter C. 1953. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 69 A review of New Guinea lizards allied to Emoia baudini and Emoia physicae (Scincidae). American Museum Novitates (1627): 1-25 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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