Emoia cyclops

Emoia cyclops, also known commonly as the Cyclops emo skink and Cyclop's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.^[1][2]

Emoia cyclops
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Emoia
Species:	E. cyclops
Binomial name
Emoia cyclops W.C. Brown, 1991

Etymology

The specific name, cyclops, is a reference to the type locality which is the Cyclops Mountains.^[2][3]

Geographic range

E. cyclops is found in northern Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. cyclops is forest, at altitudes of 1,100–1,200 m (3,600–3,900 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

E. cyclops is oviparous.^[2]