Emoia coggeri

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Emoia coggeri

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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

Cogger's emo skink (Emoia coggeri) is a species of

Scincidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.[1][2]

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

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).