Emoia mivarti
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Emoia |
| Species: | E. mivarti
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| Binomial name | |
| Emoia mivarti (Boulenger, 1887)
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Emoia mivarti, also known commonly as Boulenger's emo skink and the Admiralty five-striped skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Admiralty Islands and Indonesia.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name, mivarti, is in honor of English Naturalist St. George Jackson Mivart.[3]: 180
Geographic distribution
Emoia mivarti is found on several of the Admiralty Islands of Papua New Guinea.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Emoia mivarti is forest, but it has also been found in gardens.[1]
Behavior
Emoia mivarti is terrestrial,[1] foraging on the ground in leaf litter.[2]
Reproduction
Emoia mivarti is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Tallowin, O.; Allison, A.; Fisher, R. (2013). "Emoia mivarti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T196609A2465904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196609A2465904.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Emoia mivarti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- 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.
- Boulenger, G.A. (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamæleontidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Lygosoma mivarti, new species, p. 292 + Plate XXIII, figures 1 & 1a).
- Greer, A.E. (1974). "The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology. 31: 1–67. (Emoia mivarti, p. 20).
- Smith, M.A. (1937). "A Review of the Genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its Allies". Records of the Indian Museum. 39 (3): 213–234. (Emoia mivarti, new combination, p. 227).