Emoia kitcheneri explained

Emoia kitcheneri is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sumba Island in Indonesia.

Etymology

The specific name, kitcheneri, is in honor of Australian mammalogist Darrell J. Kitchener.^[1]

Geographic range

E. kitcheneri has only been found in eastern Sumba.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. kitcheneri is forest.

Reproduction

E. kitcheneri is oviparous.

Taxonomy

E. kitcheneri is a member of the "caerulocauda" subgroup of the "cyanura" species group.

Further reading

• How, R. A.

Durrant, B.; Smith L. A.; Saleh, Najamuddin (1998). "Emoia (Reptilia: Scincidae) from the Banda Arc islands of eastern Indonesia: variation in morphology and description of a new species". Records of the Western Australian Museum 19: 131–139. (Emoia kitcheneri, new species, pp. 135–137).

• Iskandar, Djoko T.

Mumpuni (2002). "The herpetological type specimens of the Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense collection". Hamadryad 27 (1): 123–135. (Emoia kitcheneri, p. 129).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]