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Distribution

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Continent: Oceania
Distribution: Solomon Islands
Type locality: New Georgia Island.
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Emoia schmidti

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Emoia schmidti, also known commonly as Schmidt's emo skink or Schmidt's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Solomon Islands.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt.[2][3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. schmidti is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft).[1]

Description

The holotype of E. schmidti has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.9 cm (2.3 in).[4]

Reproduction

E. schmidti is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is two eggs.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Harlow P (2013). "Emoia schmidti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T196620A2467219. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196620A2467219.en. Downloaded on 3 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Emoia schmidti 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 schmidti, p. 236).
  4. ^ Brown WC (1954).
  5. ^ Brown WC (1991).
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Emoia schmidti: Brief Summary

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Emoia schmidti, also known commonly as Schmidt's emo skink or Schmidt's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Solomon Islands.

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