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Emoia verecunda BROWN, 1953

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Tropical Emo Skink 
SynonymEmoia baudini verecunda BROWN 1953: 6
Emoia veracunda — MYS 1988: 137
Emoia verecunda [sic] — MARX 1958
Emoia veracunda — BROWN 1991 
DistributionPapua New Guinea, Irian Jaya

Type locality: Australian New Guinea, Sepik River, Marienberg  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: FMNH 65302 
DiagnosisDIAGNOSIS: A small Emoia that differs from the typical race primarily in generally lower number of midbody scale rows (30-32; mean, 31.1±+0.316); lower number of scale rows along the middorsal line from the parietals to the base of the tail (45-47; mean, 45.4+0.275); and the generally greater number of lamellae beneath the toes (30-36; mean, 32.6+/-0.805). See table 2 (Brown 1953: 6).


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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
  • Couper, P., Covacevich, J., Amey, A. & Baker, A. 2006. The genera of skinks (Family Scincidae) of Australia and its island territories: diversity, distribution and identification. in: Merrick, J.R., Archer, M., Hickey, G.M. & Lee, M.S.Y. (eds.). Evolution and Zoogeography of Australasian Vertebrates. Australian Scientific Publishing, Sydney, pp. 367-384
  • Marx,H. 1958. Catalogue of type specimens of reptiles and amphibians in Chicago Natural History Museum. Fieldiana Zool. 36: 407-496 - get paper here
  • MITRA, ANIRUDDHA. 2022. EMOIA VERACUNDA (Tropical Emo Skink). REPRODUCTION. Herpetological Review 53 (3): 496.
  • Mys, Benoit 1988. The zoogeography of the scincid lizards from North Papua New Guinea (Reptilia: Scincidae). I. The distribution of the species. Bull. Inst. Roy. Sci. Nat. Belgique (Biologie) 58: 127-183 - get paper here
  • Read, John L. 1998. Reptiles and amphibians of the Kau Wildlife Area near Madang: a valuable conservation resource. Science in New Guinea 23 (3): 145-152
 
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