| 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), Indonesia (Sulawesi ?)
Type locality: valley of the Agusan River, Agusan del Norte Province, NE Mindanao
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| 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) |
| Comment | |
| 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.
- 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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