Emoia boettgeri, also known commonly as Boettger's emo skink, the Micronesia forest skink, and the Micronesia spotted skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Micronesia. There are no recognized subspecies.
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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. boettgeri
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| Emoia boettgeri (Sternfeld, 1918)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.[3]
Geographic range edit
E. boettgeri is found in the Caroline Islands and the Marshall Islands in eastern Micronesia[1][2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of E. boettgeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 780 m (2,560 ft).[1]
Behavior edit
E. boettgeri is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Allison, A.; Austin, C.C.; Fisher, R.; Hamilton, A.; Tallowin, O. (2013). "Emoia boettgeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T178469A1535415. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178469A1535415.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Emoia boettgeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Emoia boettgeri, p. 30).
Further reading edit
- Goldberg SR (2019). "Emoia boettgeri (Micronesia Spotted Skink). Reproduction". Herpetological Review 50 (2): 373.
- Greer AE (1974). "The genetic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplemental Series 22 (31): 1–67. (Emoia boettgeri, p. 20).
- Sternfeld R (1918). "Zur Tiergeographie Papuasiens und der pazifischen Inselwelt ". Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 36: 375–436. (Lygosoma boettgeri, new species, pp. 406–407 + Plate 31, figure 4). (in German).
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