Emoia cyclops explained

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.

Etymology

The specific name, cyclops, is a reference to the type locality which is the Cyclops Mountains.^[1]

Geographic range

E. cyclops is found in northern Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. cyclops is forest, at altitudes of 1100–.

Reproduction

E. cyclops is oviparous.

Further reading

• Brown WC (1991). "Lizards of the Genus Emoia (Scincidae) with Observations on Their Evolution and Biogeography". Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences (15): i–vi, 1–94. (Emoia cyclops, new species, p. 24).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]