Steindachner's emo skink, Micronesian skink, dark-sided emoia, dark-sided skink, or dateline emoia (Emoia adspersa) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in Micronesia.[1][2] The species has also been noted to occur on Niuafoʻou, the northernmost island of Tonga, with sightings in 1930 and 1994.[3] The species is not present on other Tongan islands, and is possibly present due to waif dispersal occurring during Polynesian migration.[4]

Emoia adspersa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Emoia
Species:
E. adspersa
Binomial name
Emoia adspersa
(Steindachner, 1870)

References

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  1. ^ a b Allison, A.; Hamilton, A.; Austin, C.M.; Fisher, R. (2013). "Emoia adspersa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T178217A1527142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178217A1527142.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Emoia adspersa at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  3. ^ Gill, B. J.; Rinke, D. R.; Zug, G. R. (1994). "[Short Note]: Emoia adspersa (Lacertilia: Scincidae) – Confirmed in Tonga". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 31: 215–217. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906444. Wikidata Q58677469.
  4. ^ Zug, George R.; Ineich, Ivan; Pregill, Gregory; Hamilton, Alison M. (2012). "Lizards of Tonga with Description of a New Tongan Treeskink (Squamata: Scincidae: Emoia samoensis Group) 1". Pacific Science. 66 (2): 225–237. doi:10.2984/66.2.9. S2CID 86738949.