AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Scincidae / Emoia
Whiptail-skinks
Emoia
- Gray, 1845
Pronunciation: | em-OY-ah | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | possibly meaningless1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 3 out of 3 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: Christmas Island whiptail-skink (Emoia nativitatis) at 6.2 cm Longest Australian species: shrub whiptail-skink (Emoia longicauda) at 10 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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- Ehmann, Harald (1992). Encyclopedia of Australian animals: Reptiles. Angus and Robertson. 495 pp - search web for this book