Emoia veracunda BROWN, 1953

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Tropical Emo Skink
Synonym	Emoia baudini veracunda BROWN 1953 Emoia veracunda — MYS 1988: 137 Emoia verecunda [sic] — MARX 1958 Emoia veracunda — BROWN 1991
Distribution	Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya Type locality: Australian New Guinea, Sepik River, Marienberg
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: FMNH 65302
Diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS: 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). Additional details (3262 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	Named after the Latin verecundus, meaning bashful, shy or modest, presumably in allusion to the lower scale counts – the only features Brown mentioned in his original description/diagnosis). Brown subsequently mis-spelt it as veracunda in his 1991 monograph. (Glenn Shea, pers. comm., 2 Feb 2024)
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 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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