Emoia sorex (BOETTGER, 1895)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Sorex Emo Skink
Synonym	Lygosoma (Emoa) sorex BOETTGER 1895: 118 Euprepes (Mabuya) samoensis var. moluccensis PETERS 1864: 386 Emoia sorex — SMITH 1937: 227 Emoia sorex — BRONGERSMA 1948: 491 Emoia sorex — GREER 1974: 20 Emoia sorex — BROWN 1991: 50 Emoia sorex — BAUER et al. 1995: 62 Emoia sorex — KOCH 2011 Emoia sorex — GLÄSSER-TROBISCH & TROBISCH 2021
Distribution	Indonesia (Moluccas, Halmahera (fide SMITH 1937), Morotai) Type locality: “Halmaheira, im Norden, Westen und Osten die gemeinste Eidechsenart, namentlich auf Waldboden”
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Lectotype: SMF 15340 (= 6292, 4a in Mertens, 1922).
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Comment	Synonymy: Bauer (1994) proposed to suppress the name Euprepes samoensis moluccensis in favor of Emoia sorex, since the former has not been used since 1864 and thereby threatens nomenclatural stability. Distribution: not in Celebes = Sulawesi, fide Koch 2012: 317.
Etymology	Named after Latin sorex = mouse, field mouse, maybe because it is found on forest floor, moving around like a mouse.
References	Bauer, A.M. 1994. On the identity of Euprepes samoensis moluccensis Peters, 1864. Journal of Herpetology 28 (2): 257-258 - get paper here Bauer, A.M.; Günther,R. & Klipfel,M. 1995. The herpetological contributions of Wilhelm C.H. Peters (1815-1883). SSAR Facsimile Reprints in Herpetology, 714 pp. Boettger, O. 1895. Liste der Amphibien und Batrachier des Insel Halmaheira nach den Sammlungen Prof. Dr. W. Kükenthal's. Zool. Anz. 18: 116-121, 129-138 - get paper here Brongersma, L.D. 1948. Lizards from the island of Morotai (Moluccas). Proc. Koninkl. Ned. Akad. Wet. Ser. C. 51: 486-495 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 Glässer-Trobisch, Andrea & Dietmar Trobisch 2021. Begegnungen mit Hydrosaurus & Co. in der Wallacea. Teil 3: Drachen im Vogelparadies – Halmahera. Sauria 43 (3): 23-46 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. 2011. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi: Underestimated Diversity in a Dynamic Environment. In: F.E. Zachos and J.C. Habel (eds.), Biodiversity Hotspots. Springer, Berlin, p. 383-404 - get paper here Kraus, Fred 2018. A New Species of Emoia (Squamata: Scincidae) from Papua New Guinea. Journal of Herpetology 52 (4): 430-436 - get paper here Peters,W. 1864. Über einige neue Säugethiere (Mormops, Macrotus, Vesperus, Molossus, Capromys), Amphibien (Plathydactylus, Otocryptis, Euprepes, Ungalia, Dromicus, Tropidonotus, Xenodon, Hylodes), und Fische (Sillago, Sebastes, Channa, Myctophum, Carassius, Barbus, Mber. k. preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin [1864]: 381-399 - get paper here Setiadi, M. I. & A. Hamidy, 2006. Jenis-Jenis Herpetofauna di Pulau Halmahera. Kerjasama antara Pusat Studi Biodiversitas dan Konservasi Universitas Indonesia dan Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Puslit Biologi Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia. - 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 Tanner, V.W. 1950. Pacific islands herpetology. No. III, Moroai Island. Great Basin Naturalist 10: 1-30 - get paper here
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