Emoia battersbyi

Emoia battersbyi, Battersby's emo skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Oceania and Southeast Asia.

Emoia battersbyi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Emoia
Species:	E. battersbyi
Binomial name
Emoia battersbyi (Procter, 1923)
Synonyms[2]
Lygosoma (Emoa) battersbyi Procter, 1923 Lygosoma ahli T. Vogt, 1932 Emoia battersbyi — M.A. Smith, 1937

Etymology

The specific name, battersbyi, is in honour of British herpetologist James Clarence Battersby (1901–1993).^[3]

The synonym, Lygosoma ahli, is in honour of German zoologist Ernst Ahl.^[3]

Geographic range

E. battersbyi is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. battersbyi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

E. battersbyi is oviparous.^[2]