Emoia rennellensis BROWN, 1991

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Bright Emo Skink
Synonym	Emoia rennellensis BROWN 1991 Emoia rennellensis — ADLER, AUSTIN & DUDLEY 1995
Distribution	Solomons (Rennell Island) Type locality: Rennell Island, Solomon Islands.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: CAS 72007, paratype: ZMUC = NHMD
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Comment
Etymology	named after the type locality.
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 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 McCoy, M. 2006. Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Pensoft Series Faunistica 57, 212 pp. McCoy, M. 2015. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Michael McCoy, Kuranda
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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