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Emoia pseudocyanura BROWN, 1991

IUCN Red List - Emoia pseudocyanura - Least Concern, LC
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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: False Bluetail Emo Skink 
SynonymEmoia pseudocyanura BROWN 1991
Emoia pseudocyanura — ADLER, AUSTIN & DUDLEY 1995 
DistributionPapua New Guinea (Bougainville), Solomon Islands

Type locality: Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: CAS 157638 
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Comment 
EtymologyPresumably from the Greek pseudes (false) plus cyanura, referring to the similarity of the species to Emoia cyanura. 
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
  • Klein, E. R., Harris, R. B., Fisher, R. N. and Reeder, T. W. 2016. Biogeographical history and coalescent species delimitation of Pacific island skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Emoia cyanura species group). Journal of Biogeography.doi: 10.1111/jbi.12772 - 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 - get paper here
 
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