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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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