Emoia pseudocyanura BROWN, 1991

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: False Bluetail Emo Skink
Synonym	Emoia pseudocyanura BROWN 1991 Emoia pseudocyanura — ADLER, AUSTIN & DUDLEY 1995
Distribution	Papua New Guinea (Bougainville), Solomon Islands Type locality: Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: CAS 157638
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Comment
Etymology	Presumably from the Greek pseudes (false) plus cyanura, referring to the similarity of the species to Emoia cyanura.
References	Adler,G.H.; Austin,C.C. & Dudley,R. 1995. Dispersal and speciation of skinks among archipelagos in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Evolutionary Ecology 9: 529-541 - 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 Klein, E. R., Harris, R. B., Fisher, R. N. and Reeder, T. W. 2016. Biogeographical history and coalescent species delimitation of Pacific island skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Emoia cyanura species group). Journal of Biogeography.doi:10.1111/jbi.12772 - get paper here McCoy, M. 2006. Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Pensoft Series Faunistica 57, 212 pp. McCoy, M. 2015. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Michael McCoy, Kuranda - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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