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Emoia atrocostata
Species of lizard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Emoia atrocostata, commonly known as the littoral whiptail-skink, mangrove skink, or littoral skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It inhabits mangroves, back-beach vegetation and rocky shorelines.[2] It is semi-aquatic and forages in tidal pools.[3][4]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Emoia |
Species: | E. atrocostata |
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Emoia atrocostata (Lesson, 1830) | |
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