Emoia cyclops

Emoia cyclops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Emoia
Species:
E. cyclops
Binomial name
Emoia cyclops

Emoia cyclops, also known commonly as the Cyclops emo skink and Cyclop's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Etymology

The specific name, cyclops, is a reference to the type locality which is the Cyclops Mountains.

Geographic range

E. cyclops is found in northern Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. cyclops is forest, at altitudes of 1,100–1,200 m (3,600–3,900 ft).

Reproduction

E. cyclops is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Allison, A.; Shea, G.; Tallowin, O. (2015). "Emoia cyclops ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T42484102A42484107. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42484102A42484107.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Emoia cyclops at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Emoia cyclops, p. 63).

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