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Cogger's Island Skink
Geomyersia coggeri
Cogger's island skink (Geomyersia coggeri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Admiralty Islands.
From the article Geomyersia coggeri on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
G. coggeri is a small, brown lizard, with a rounded snout. It has four short well-developed legs, with five digits on each foot.
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. coggeri is forest, but it has also been found under debris in coconut plantations.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 38412.