Emoia ruficauda TAYLOR, 1915

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Redtail Emo Skink
Synonym	Emoia ruficauda TAYLOR 1915: 98 Emoia ruficauda — TAYLOR 1922 Emoia ruficauda — SMITH 1937: 227 Emoia ruficauda — GREER 1974: 20 Emoia ruficauda — BROWN & ALCALA 1980: 71 Emoia ruficauda — GAULKE & ALCALA 2009 Emoia cf. ruficauda — KOCH 2012
Distribution	Philippines (Mindanao) Type locality: valley of the Agusan River, Agusan del Norte Province, NE Mindanao
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: lost, was BSP 1778, adult female (lost fide Brown 1991), paratypes: CM (Carnegie Museum), FMNH
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: “Lower eyelid with an undivided transparent disk; frontoparietal single; interparietal present; supranasals widely separated, bordering nostril; 5 golden yellow lines on the body; tail pale red.” (Taylor 1915: 98) Additional details (1446 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Distribution: not on Sulawesi fide Diesmos et al. 2009, 2022.
Etymology	Named after Latin “rufus” = red and “cauda” = tail.
References	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, WC. & A.C. ALCALA 1980. Philippine Lizards of the family Scincidae. Silliman Univ. Nat. Sci., Dumaguete City, Mon., Ser. 2: i-xi + 1-246. Diesmos, A., Demegillo, A. & Gaulke, M. 2009. Emoia ruficauda. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169866A6684030 - get paper here Diesmos, A.C., Pitogo, K. & Delima, E.M. 2022. Emoia ruficauda. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T169866A185481552 Gaulke, M. & Alcala, A.C. 2009. Notes on the distributional range of the skink Emoia ruficauda (Reptilia: Scincidae) on Mindanao Island, the Philippines. Salamandra 45 (1): 57-60 - 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 Koch, A. 2012. Discovery, Diversity, and Distribution of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi and its offshore islands. Edition Chimaira, 374 pp. [ISBN 978-3-89973-432-4] - get paper here Pitogo, K. M. E., Saavedra, A. J. L., & Afuang, L. E. 2021. Amphibians and Reptiles of Mount Busa, Sarangani Province: a Glimpse of the Herpetological Community of Southern Mindanao, Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science, 150(5), 1279-1306 - 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 Sy, Emerson Y. and Jeniel Buday. 2014. Geographic Distribution: Emoia ruficauda (red-tailed swamp skink). Herpetological Review 45 (3): 462 - get paper here Taylor, E.H. 1915. New species of Philippine lizards. Philippine Journal of Science. 10: 89-109 - get paper here Taylor, E.H. 1922. The lizards of the Philippine Islands. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bureau of Science, Government of the Philippine Islands, Manila, Publication no. 17: 269 pp. - get paper here
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