Geomyersia coggeri | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Geomyersia |
Species: | G. coggeri
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Binomial name | |
Geomyersia coggeri
Greer, 1982
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Cogger's island skink (Geomyersia coggeri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Admiralty Islands. [1] [2]
The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of G. coggeri is forest, but it has also been found under debris in coconut plantations. [1]
G. coggeri is a small, brown lizard, with a rounded snout. It has four short well-developed legs, with five digits on each foot. [4]
The mode of reproduction of G. coggeri is unknown. [1] [2]
Geomyersia coggeri | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Geomyersia |
Species: | G. coggeri
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Binomial name | |
Geomyersia coggeri
Greer, 1982
|
Cogger's island skink (Geomyersia coggeri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Admiralty Islands. [1] [2]
The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of G. coggeri is forest, but it has also been found under debris in coconut plantations. [1]
G. coggeri is a small, brown lizard, with a rounded snout. It has four short well-developed legs, with five digits on each foot. [4]
The mode of reproduction of G. coggeri is unknown. [1] [2]