Emoia aurulenta BROWN & PARKER, 1985

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Brown's Emo Skink
Synonym	Emoia aurulenta BROWN & PARKER 1985 Emoia aurulenta — BROWN 1991
Distribution	Papua New Guinea Type locality: “at Migalsimbip in the upper Fly River drainage at an elevation of about 1200 m, Western Province, Papua New Guinea”
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MCZ 142327
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: This species differs from the other New Guinean spe cies of the Emoia hauciini section in the following combination of characters: (1) small size, 37+ to 49.5 mm snout-vent length at maturity; (2) pattern of gold-orange markings on the sides of the neck and the lateral surfaces of the body in life (these fade to dirty, silvery-white in preservative); (3) low number of midbody scale rows; 26 to 32 (mean 28+), rarely greater than 30; (4) number of subdigital lamellae, 39 to 48 beneath the fourth toe; and (5) number of paravertebral scale rows between the parietals and base of tail 45 to 52 (BROWN & PARKER 1985).
Comment	The name reflects the golden yellow spots on the sides.
Etymology	The name aurulenta refers to the golden yellow spots on the sides.
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 W C; Parker F 1985. Three new lizards of the genus Emoia (Scincidae) from southern New Guinea. Breviora (480): 1-12 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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