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Gunther's Emo Skink
Emoia lawesii
Emoia lawesii, also commonly known as Günther's emo skink and the olive small-scaled skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Polynesia.
From the article Emoia lawesii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The specific name, lawesii, is in honor of The Reverend William George Lawes (1839–1907), who was an English Christian Missionary on Niue, which at that time was called "Savage Island".
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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In the stacks
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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 38549.