Emoia lawesii, also commonly known as Günther's emo skink[2] and the olive small-scaled skink,[1] is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Polynesia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Emoia |
| Species: | E. lawesii
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| Emoia lawesii (Günther, 1874)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, lawesii, is in honor of The Reverend William George Lawes (1839–1907), who was an English Christian Missionary on Niue, which at that time was called "Savage Island".[3]
Geographic range
editHabitat
editReproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Allison, A.; Austin, C.C. (2010). "Emoia lawesi [sic]". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178528A7564798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178528A7564798.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Emoia lawesii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 May 2021.
- ^ 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 lawesi [sic], p. 152).
Further reading
edit- Adler GH, Austin CC, Dudley R (1995). "Dispersal and speciation of skinks among archipelagos in the tropical Pacific Ocean". Evolutionary Ecology 9: 529–541.
- Günther A (1874). "A Contribution to the Fauna of Savage Island". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1874: 295–297 + Plate XLV. (Mabouia lawesii, new species, p. 297 + Plate XLV, figure A).
- Zug GR (2013). Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Islands: A Comprehensive Guide. Berkeley: University of California Press. 320 pp. ISBN 978-0520274969.