Emoia loveridgei BROWN, 1953

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Loveridge's EmoSkink
Synonym	Emoia loveridgei BROWN 1953: 10 Emoia loveridgei — GREER 1974: 20 Emoia loveridgei — MYS 1988: 135 Emoia loveridgei — BROWN 1991
Distribution	Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea Type locality: Toem, Irian Jaya.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MCZ 49318
Diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS: A small Emoia apparently most closely related to E. pallidiceps, from which it differs in color pattern (see description); the lower number of lamellae, ranging from 27 to 32 (mean, 29.3+0.47) for 15 specimens; the relatively shorter limbs and stubbier toes (ratio of length of hind limb to the distance from snout to vent, 42.0, 43.7, 37.8, 39.1, 41.9, 41.9, and 52.0 per cent for seven adult specimens available for measurement at this time'); or E. baudini, from which it differs primarily in color pattern and less stocky habitus (Brown 1953: 10).
Comment
Etymology	Named after Arthur Loveridge (1891-1980), American herpetologist.
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - 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 Brown W C; Allison A 1986. A new lizard of the genus Emoia (Scincidae) from Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Occasional Papers BERNICE P. BISHOP MUSEUM 26 [1986]: 47-51 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 Greer, A.E. 1974. The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives. Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 1-67. - get paper here 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 Williams E E 1982. Arthur Loveridge—A Life in Retrospect. Breviora (471): 1-12 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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