Steindachner's emo skink, Micronesian skink, dark-sided emoia, dark-sided skink, or dateline emoia (Emoia adspersa) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in Micronesia.[1][2] The species has also been noted to occur on Niuafoʻou, the northernmost island of Tonga, with sightings in 1930 and 1994.[3] The species is not present on other Tongan islands, and is possibly present due to waif dispersal occurring during Polynesian migration.[4]
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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. adspersa
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| Emoia adspersa (Steindachner, 1870)
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References
edit- ^ a b Allison, A.; Hamilton, A.; Austin, C.M.; Fisher, R. (2013). "Emoia adspersa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T178217A1527142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178217A1527142.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Emoia adspersa at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- ^ Gill, B. J.; Rinke, D. R.; Zug, G. R. (1994). "[Short Note]: Emoia adspersa (Lacertilia: Scincidae) – Confirmed in Tonga". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 31: 215–217. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906444. Wikidata Q58677469.
- ^ Zug, George R.; Ineich, Ivan; Pregill, Gregory; Hamilton, Alison M. (2012). "Lizards of Tonga with Description of a New Tongan Treeskink (Squamata: Scincidae: Emoia samoensis Group) 1". Pacific Science. 66 (2): 225–237. doi:10.2984/66.2.9. S2CID 86738949.
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