Battersby's Emo Skink articles - Encyclopedia of Life

Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya

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Battersby's emo skink (Emoia battersbyi) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Oceania and Southeast Asia.

The specific name, battersbyi, is in honour of British herpetologist James Clarence Battersby (1901–1993).^[3]

The synonym, Lygosoma ahli, is in honour of German zoologist Ernst Ahl.^[3]

E. battersbyi is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.^[1]^[2]

The preferred natural habitat of E. battersbyi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft).^[1]

E. battersbyi is oviparous.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c Allison, A. (2015). "Emoia battersbyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42484001A42484010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42484001A42484010.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Emoia battersbyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Emoia battersbyi, p. 19; Emoia ahli, p. 3).

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Battersby's emo skink (Emoia battersbyi) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Oceania and Southeast Asia.