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.[1][2]
| Emoia cyclops | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Emoia |
| Species: | E. cyclops |
| Binomial name | |
| Emoia cyclops W.C. Brown, 1991 | |
Etymology
The specific name, cyclops, is a reference to the type locality which is the Cyclops Mountains.[2][3]
Geographic range
E. cyclops is found in northern Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. cyclops is forest, at altitudes of 1,100–1,200 m (3,600–3,900 ft).[1]
References
- 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.
- Emoia cyclops at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- 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).
Further reading
- Brown WC (1991). "Lizards of the Genus Emoia (Scincidae) with Observations on Their Evolution and Biogeography". Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences (15): i–vi, 1–94. (Emoia cyclops, new species, p. 24).
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