Emoia coggeri

Cogger's emo skink (Emoia coggeri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.[1][2]

Emoia coggeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Emoia
Species:
E. coggeri
Binomial name
Emoia coggeri

Etymology

The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold George "Hal" Cogger.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. coggeri is unknown.[1]

Reproduction

E. coggeri is oviparous.[1][2] Clutch size is two eggs.[1]

References
  1. Shea, G.; Allison, A. [in French]; Tallowin, O. (2015). "Emoia coggeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42484077A42484082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42484077A42484082.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Emoia coggeri 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 coggeri, p. 56).

Further reading
  • Brown WC (1991). "Lizards of the Genus Emoia (Scincidae) with Observations on Their Evolution and Biogeography". Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences (15): i–vi, 1–94. (Emoia coggeri, new species, p. 34).



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