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Geomyersia coggeri GREER, 1982

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Cogger's Island Skink 
SynonymGeomyersia coggeri GREER 1982
Geomyersia coggeri — MYS 1988: 138
Geomyersia coggeri — ADLER, AUSTIN & DUDLEY 1995 
DistributionAdmirality Islands, Bismarck Archipelago

Type locality: between Momote and 12.9-13.7 km E of Lorengau, Manus Island, Admirali Islands, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea  
Reproductionoviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: AMS (AM) R29134, male 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: G. coggeri differs from G. glabra, the only other species in the genus, in the following characters: prefrontals present instead of absent; external ear opening slightly larger than narial opening instead of equal in size or slightly smaller; last (seventh) supra-ciliary larger than the preceding sub-equal supraciliaries instead of subequal; subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe more numerous (16-18 [N = 2] vs 12-15 [N = 10]; P = .05, Mann-Whitney U Test; Siegel, 1956); ventral spotting light in stead of heavy; front limbs possibly slightly longer (.18 vs .16-.17 times SV); and paravertebral scales less numerous (45 [N = 2] vs 49-51 [N = 9]; P = .05, Mann-Whitney U Test). The two forms are considered to be distinct species primarily because the differences between them in characters above exceed the limits of variation normally found between widely sepa rated populations of a single, continu ously distributed species. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Dr. Harold "Hal" George Cogger (b. 1935), and Australian herpetologist who spent his entire career at the Australian Museum, Sydney. 
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
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Greer A E 1982. A new species of Geomyersia (Scincidae) from the Admirality Islands, with a summary of the genus. Journal of Herpetology 16 (1): 61-66 - 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
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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