Emoia baudini explained
Emoia baudini, also known commonly as Baudin's emo skink, Baudin's skink, and the Great Bight cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to New Guinea, Maluku, and Sulawesi.
Etymology
The specific name, baudini, is in honour of French explorer Nicolas Baudin.[1]
Common names
In addition to the above English common names, E. baudini is known as mas in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. baudini is forest.
Reproduction
E. baudini is viviparous.
Further reading
- Barbour T (1912). "A Contribution to the Zoögeography of the East Indian Islands". Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 44 (1): 1–203 + Plates 1–8. (Emoia baudinii, p. 94).
- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidae ...London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Lygosoma baudinii, new combination, pp. 296–297).
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. . (in French).
- Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Mabouya baudinii, new combination, p. 95).
Notes and References
- [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
- [Ralph Bulmer|Bulmer RNH]