Emoia sanfordi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Emoia |
Species: | E. sanfordi
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Binomial name | |
Emoia sanfordi |
Emoia sanfordi, known commonly as Sanford's emo skink and Sanford's tree skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Vanuatu. [2]
The specific name, sanfordi, is in honor of American ornithologist Leonard Cutler Sanford. [3]
In Vanuatu, E. sanfordi is known as a-kal in the southern Paamese language and ghala [ɣala] in the Raga language. [4]
The preferred natural habitat of E. sanfordi is forest, at altitudes of 0–1,500 m (0–4,921 ft). [1]
Emoia sanfordi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Emoia |
Species: | E. sanfordi
|
Binomial name | |
Emoia sanfordi |
Emoia sanfordi, known commonly as Sanford's emo skink and Sanford's tree skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Vanuatu. [2]
The specific name, sanfordi, is in honor of American ornithologist Leonard Cutler Sanford. [3]
In Vanuatu, E. sanfordi is known as a-kal in the southern Paamese language and ghala [ɣala] in the Raga language. [4]
The preferred natural habitat of E. sanfordi is forest, at altitudes of 0–1,500 m (0–4,921 ft). [1]