Emoia battersbyi, Battersby's emo skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Oceania and Southeast Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, battersbyi, is in honour of British herpetologist James Clarence Battersby (1901âÂÂ1993).
The synonym, Lygosoma ahli, is in honour of German zoologist Ernst Ahl.
Geographic range
E. battersbyi is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. battersbyi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to .
Reproduction
E. battersbyi is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Procter JB (1923). "On New and Rare Reptiles and Batrachians from the Australian Region". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1923: 1069âÂÂ1077. ("Lygosoma (Emoa) battersbyi ", new species, p. 1770, Figures 3aâÂÂ3c).
- Shea GM (2016). "Emoia ahli (Vogt, 1932), a synonym of Emoia battersbyi (Procter, 1923) (Squamata: Scincidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia 37 (3): 315âÂÂ319.
- Vogt T (1932). "Beitrag zur Reptilienfauna der ehemaligen Kolonie Deutsch-Neuguinea". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 5âÂÂ7: 281âÂÂ294. (Lygosoma ahli, new species, p. 291). (in German).