Emoia aenea BROWN & PARKER, 1985
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Bronze Emo Skink |
Synonym | Emoia aenea BROWN & PARKER 1985 Lygosoma baudini BOULENGER 1914 (part.) Emoia aenea — BROWN 1991 |
Distribution | S Papua New Guinea, Indonesia (Irian Jaya) Type locality: “at Menemsore, Western Province, Papua New Guinea” |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MCZ 131949 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: This species can be differentiated from other species of the E. submetallica complex on the basis of the following combina tion of characters: (1)31 to 36 midbody scale rows; (2) 49 to 54 paravertebral scale rows between the parietals and the base of the tail; (3) 39 to 46 rounded lamellae under the fourth toe; (4) sixth (rarely fifth) upper labial enlarged and beneath the eye; (5) snout-vent length at maturity 53.5 to 71.0 mm; (6) such features of the color pattern as dorsum medium brown (in life bronzy anteriorly), sometimes with darker blotches in longitudinal series mostly lateral to the paravertebral scale rows; upper lateral surfaces (two or three rows of scales) darker brown to blackish, lower lateral surfaces grayish slate; venter whitish to ivory, occasionally more grayish on head and abdominal regions, pale spot on neck absent (BROWN & PARKER 1985). Additional details (2470 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | Named after its color: Latin “aenea/-us” = bronze, copper, or ore. |
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