Emoia kuekenthali (BOETTGER, 1895)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies	Emoia kuekenthali kuekenthali BOETTGER 1895 Emoia kuekenthali notomoluccense BRONGERSMA 1931
Common Names	E: Kuekenthal Emo Skink
Synonym	Lygosoma (Emoa) kuekenthali BOETTGER 1895: 117 Emoia kukenthali [sic] — SMITH 1937: 227 Emoia kuekenthali — TANNER 1950 Emoia kuekenthali — GREER 1974: 20 Emoia kuekenthali kuekenthali — BROWN 1991: 44 Emoia kuekenthali kuekenthali — FRANZEN & GLAW 2007: 244 Emoia kuekenthali notomoluccense (BRONGERSMA 1931) Lygosoma kuekenthali notomoluccense BRONGERSMA 1931: 335 Emoia kuekenthali notomoluccense — BROWN 1991: 44 Emoia kuekenthali notomoluccense — FRANZEN & GLAW 2007: 244
Distribution	Indonesia (Moluccas; Halmahera [fide SMITH 1937], Morotai), Admirality Islands Type locality: “Soa Konorra und Tabello, Nord-Halmaheira, in Höhen bis zu 2500’, Oba, West-Halmaheira, und Patani, Ost-Halmaheira”. notomoluccense: Ambon Island, Ceram (= Seram) and Sula islands; Type locality: Ambon Island
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Lectotype: SMF 15202 (6291a in Mertens 1922), Paralectotype: ZSM 37/1913 (was SMF 6291b), designation by Mertens (1967). Holotype: ZMA.RENA, paratype: ZSM 62/1947/1, adult [notomoluccense]
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Comment
Etymology	Named after Professor Dr. Wilhelm "Willy" Georg Kükenthal (1861-1922) who worked for the Bremen Geographical Society. He traveled widely, including to both the arctic and East Indies.
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Boettger, O. 1895. Liste der Amphibien und Batrachier des Insel Halmaheira nach den Sammlungen Prof. Dr. W. Kükenthal's. Zool. Anz. 18: 116-121, 129-138 - get paper here Brongersma, L. D. 1931. Eine neue Rasse von Lygosoma kuekenthali. Zool. Anz. 96: 335-336 Brongersma, L.D. 1948. Lizards from the island of Morotai (Moluccas). Proc. Koninkl. Ned. Akad. Wet. Ser. C. 51: 486-495 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 Daan, S. & Hillenius,D. 1966. Catalogue of the type specimens of amphibians and reptiles in the Zoological Museum, Amsterdam. Beaufortia 13: 117-144 Glässer-Trobisch, Andrea & Dietmar Trobisch 2021. Begegnungen mit Hydrosaurus & Co. in der Wallacea. Teil 3: Drachen im Vogelparadies – Halmahera. Sauria 43 (3): 23-46 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 Mertens, R. 1922. Verzeichnis der Typen in der herpetologischen Sammlung des Senckenbergischen Museums. Senckenbergiana 4: 162-183 - get paper here Setiadi, M. I. & A. Hamidy, 2006. Jenis-Jenis Herpetofauna di Pulau Halmahera. Kerjasama antara Pusat Studi Biodiversitas dan Konservasi Universitas Indonesia dan Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Puslit Biologi Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia. - get paper here Smith, M.A. 1937. A review of the genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its allies. Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213-234 Tanner, V.W. 1950. Pacific islands herpetology. No. III, Moroai Island. Great Basin Naturalist 10: 1-30 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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