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Emoia campbelli

Species of lizard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Emoia campbelli, also known commonly as Campbell's skink, the montane emo skink, and the Vitilevu mountain treeskink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Viti Levu in Fiji.[1][2]

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Etymology

The specific name, campbelli, is in honor of geologist John Campbell who collected the holotype.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. campbelli is forest, at altitudes of 700–1,000 m (2,300–3,300 ft).[1]

Behavior

E. campbelli is arboreal, living in the forest canopy, and sheltering in epiphytic myrmecophytes (ant plants).[1]

Reproduction

E. campbelli is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is two eggs, which are laid in the chambers of ant plants.[4]

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