Emoia caeruleocauda

Emoia caeruleocauda
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae[2]
Genus: Emoia
Species: E. caeruleocauda
Binomial name
Emoia caeruleocauda
(De Vis, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Mocoa caeruleocauda
    De Vis, 1892
  • Lygosoma cyanurum werneri
    T. Vogt, 1912
  • Lygosoma werneri triviale
    Schüz, 1929
  • Emoia triviale — Schmidt, 1932
  • Lygosoma werneri — Angel, 1935
  • Emoia werneri — Parker, 1936
  • Emoia caeruleocauda
    — Greer, 1974[2]

Emoia caeruleocauda, commonly known as the Pacific bluetail skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.[2]

Geographic range

E. caeruleocauda is found widespread from Southern Indonesia through New Guinea and the Solomon Islands northward into the Marianas, Carolines, and Marshall Islands, New Hebrides, Micronesia, Fiji Islands, Solomons Vanuatu, Torba Province (Banks and Torres groups), Santo, Malo, Aore, Pentecost, Malakula, Ambrym, Tongoa, Efate, Erromango, Aniwa, Tanna, Futuna, and Anatom; New Caledonia (Loyalty Islands, but not on the mainland), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Indonesia (Moluccas, Sulawesi, Irian Jaya), Malaysia (Sabah), Admirality Islands, Hiu Island.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Gonzalez JC, Diesmos AC, Allison A, Hamilton A, Tallowin O. (2012). "Emoia caeruleocauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Emoia caeruleocauda (DE VIS, 1892)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

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