Emoia schmidti

Emoia schmidti, also known commonly as Schmidt's emo skink or Schmidt's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Solomon Islands.^[1][2]

Emoia schmidti
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Emoia
Species:	E. schmidti
Binomial name
Emoia schmidti W.C. Brown, 1954

Etymology

The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt.^[2][3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. schmidti is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft).^[1]

Description

The holotype of E. schmidti has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.9 cm (2.3 in).^[4]

Reproduction

E. schmidti is oviparous.^[2] Clutch size is two eggs.^[5]