Biology:Emoia atrocostata

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Emoia atrocostata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Emoia
Species:
E. atrocostata
Binomial name
Emoia atrocostata
(Lesson, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Scincus atrocostatus Lesson, 1830
  • Duméril & Bibron, 1839 Peters, 1864
  • Peters, 1874 Mabouia marmorata
  • Mabouya jerdoniana Macleay, 1877
  • Mocoa cumingi Stoliczka, 1870
  • Macleay, 1877 Brown, 1948
  • Eumeces serratus Eumeces singaporensis
  • Fischer, 1886 Eumeces freycinetii
  • Gray, 1845 Steindachner, 1870
  • Smith, 1929 Mabouia irrorata
  • Lygosoma buergersi Euprepes parietalis
  • Vogt, 1932 Papuascincus buergersi
  • Euprepes bitaeniatus Peters, 1871
  • (Vogt, 1932) Lygosoma sinus
  • Emoia manni Euprepes microstictus

Emoia atrocostata, commonly known as the littoral whiptail-skink, mangrove skink, or littoral skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It inhabits mangroves, back-beach vegetation and rocky shorelines.[2] It is semi-aquatic and forages in tidal pools.[3][4]

Description

The species can be distinguished from the similar many-lined sun skink by the lack of keeled scales on the dorsal surface of the Mangrove Skink. Its colour is grey or brown-grey, flecked with black. There is a faint black band along each side. The throat is often bluish, and the belly greenish or yellow to orange.[5]

Distribution

E. atrocostata can be found on the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and in Queensland, Australia.

References

  1. ↑ Shea, G.; Diesmos, A.C.; Rico, E.L.; Gonzalez, J.C.; Afuang, L.E.; Allison, A.; Hamilton, A.; Grismer, L. et al. (2021). "Emoia atrocostata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T195316A2379075.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/195316/2379075. 
  2. ↑ Cox, Merel; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Nabhitabhat, Jaruji (1998). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. New Holland Publishers Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85368-438-8. 
  3. ↑ Naish, Darren (10 October 2014). "Skinks skinks skinks". Scientific American. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/2014/10/10/skinks-skinks-skinks-part-i/. 
  4. ↑ Brown (1991). "'Lizards of the genus Emoia (Scincidae) with observations on their evolution and biogeography". Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 15: 1–94. ISSN 0885-4629. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/herpetology/philippine_collection/phil_pdfs/casm_15_001.pdf.  Alt URL
  5. ↑ Grossman, Wolfgang; Manthey, Ulrich (1997) (in de). Amphibien und Reptilien Südostasiens.. NTV Natur und Tier-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-931587-12-3. 

Further reading

  • Duméril & Bibron, 1839 : Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. vol. 5, Roret/Fain et Thunot, Paris, p. 1-871 (full text).
  • Lesson, 1830 : Description de quelques reptiles nouveaux ou peu connus. Voyage Autour du Monde Execute par Ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de La Majeste, La Coquille, exécuté Pendant les Annees 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825, vol. 2, p. 1-65, Arthur Bertrand, Paris.

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