Emoia physicina BROWN & PARKER, 1985
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Emoia physicina
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Five-toed Emo Skink |
| Synonym | Emoia physicina BROWN & PARKER 1985 Emoia physicina — BROWN 1991 |
| Distribution | S Papua New Guinea, Indonesia (Irian Jaya) Type locality: “near Emeti, Western Province, Papua New Guinea” |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MCZ 152287 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: This species can be distinguished by the following combination of characters: (1) relatively weak keels on the dorsal scales, especially on the posterior half of the body; (2) small size, 39.0 to 50.7 mm snout-vent length; (3) relatively low midbody scale count 30 to 38; (4) fifth upper labial enlarged and beneath the eye; (5) number of vertebral scale rows between the parietals and base of tail 45 to 54, and (6) number of fourth toe lamellae 34 to 43 (BROWN & PARKER 1985). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 526 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | The name refers to the fact that the species has been confused with juveniles of other keeled-scaled species such as E. physicae. |
| Etymology | The name physicina refers to the fact that the species has been confused with juveniles of other keel-scaled species such as E. physicae. |
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