Emoia brongersmai, also known commonly as Brongersma's emo skink and Brongersma's forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Indonesia.[1][2]

Emoia brongersmai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Emoia
Species:
E. brongersmai
Binomial name
Emoia brongersmai

Etymology

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The specific name, brongersmai, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Leo Brongersma.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Parker, F.; Shea, G.; Allison, A.; Tallowin, O. (2015). "Emoia brongersmai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42484053A42484058. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42484053A42484058.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Emoia brongersmai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Emoia brongersmai, p. 39).