| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | Emoia pallidiceps mehelyi (WERNER 1899)
Emoia pallidiceps pallidiceps (DE VIS 1890) |
| Common Names | E: De Vis' Emo Skink |
| Synonym | Emoa pallidiceps DE VIS 1890: 497
Emoia pallidiceps — SMITH 1937: 227
Emoia mehelyi WERNER — SMITH 1937: 227
Emoia pallidiceps — GREER 1974: 20
Emoia pallidiceps — MYS 1988: 136
Emoia pallidiceps — ADLER, AUSTIN & DUDLEY 1995
Emoia pallidiceps — GOLDBERG & KRAUS 2008
Emoia pallidiceps mehelyi (WERNER 1899)
Lygosoma mehelyi WERNER 1899: 372
Emoia pallidiceps mehelyi — BROWN 1991
Emoia pallidiceps mehelyi — READ 1998 |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya (Indonesia), Bismarck Archipelago
Type locality: Mafulu, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
mehelyi: Type locality: “Deutsch-Neuguinea”, Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen [= NE part of Papua New Guinea, Madang District]; Type locality: “Stephansort (=Bogadjim), Madang District, Papua New Guinea” fide BROWN 1991.
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Neotype: AMNH 59187, designated by Brown (1991). Original syntypes: QM (lost)
Syntypes: ZMH R04424 (formerly no. 4090), NMW 16649:1-3 (from “Astrolabe Bay”), ZISP 9397 vend. WERNER, Jan. 15, 1915: 1 [mehelyi] |
| Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (66 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: not listed for the Solomon Islands (Bougainville Island) by McCoy 2015 although the species was listed by SMITH 1937. |
| Etymology | Named after Latin “pallidus” = pale or yellow(ish) and “-ceps”, short suffix for “caput” = head. |
| 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
- Brown W C; Allison A 1986. A new lizard of the genus Emoia (Scincidae) from Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Occasional Papers BERNICE P. BISHOP MUSEUM 26 [1986]: 47-51
- De Vis, C. W. 1890. Reptiles from New Guinea. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales (2) 5: 497-500 - get paper here
- Gemel, R.; G. Gassner & S. Schweiger 2019. Katalog der Typen der Herpetologischen Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien – 2018. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 121: 33–248
- Goldberg, S.R. & Kraus, F. 2008. Notes on reproduction in five species of Emoia (Squamata: Scincidae) from Papua New Guinea. Salamandra 44 (1): 54-58 - get paper here
- 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
- McCoy, M. 2015. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Michael McCoy, Kuranda - 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
- Read, John L. 1998. Reptiles and amphibians of the Kau Wildlife Area near Madang: a valuable conservation resource. Science in New Guinea 23 (3): 145-152
- Smith, M.A. 1937. A review of the genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its allies. Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213-234
- Werner, F. 1899. Beiträge zur Herpetologie der pacifischen Inselwelt und von Kleinasien. I. Bemerkungen über einige Reptilien aus Neu-Guinea und Polynesien. II. Über einige Reptilien und Batrachier aus Kleinasien. Zool. Anz. 22: 371-375, 375-378 - get paper here
- Woodruff, D.S. 1972. Amphibians and reptiles from Simbai, Bismarck-Schrader Range, New Guinea. Mem. Nat. Mus. Vict. 33: 57-64 - get paper here
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