Species of lizard
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]
Etymology
The specific name, sanfordi, is in honor of American ornithologist Leonard Cutler Sanford.[3]
Common names
In Vanuatu, E. sanfordi is known as a-kal in the southern Paamese language and ghala [ɣala] in the Raga language.[4]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. sanfordi is forest, at altitudes of 0–1,500 m (0–4,921 ft).[1]
Reproduction
E. sanfordi is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b Harlow, P. (2013). "Emoia sanfordi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T196619A2467111. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196619A2467111.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Emoia sanfordi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 September 2019.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Emoia sanfordi, p. 232).
- ^ Ross, Malcolm (2011). "Concluding notes". pp. 427-436. In: Ross, Malcolm; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (editors) (2011). The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral Oceanic society. Volume 4: Animals. Canberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics 621.
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 sanfordi, pp. 61–62, Figure 24).
- Schmidt KP, Burt CE (1930). "Herpetological results of the Whitney South Sea Expedition. V. Description of Emoia sanfordi, a new lizard from islands of the Western Pacific (Scincidæ)". American Museum Novitates (436): 1–3. (Emoia sanfordi, new species).
