Emoia
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Emoia is a genus
of skink
s in the subfamily Lygosominae
. It belongs to a group of genera mainly from the SW Pacific-Australian region, such as Leiolopisma
; these and others form the Eugongylus
group.
For lack of a better name, these small skinks are commonly known as emoias.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of skink
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. Together with several other lizard families, including Lacertidae , they comprise the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha...
s in the subfamily Lygosominae
Lygosominae
Lygosominae is the largest subfamily of skinks in the family Scincidae. The subfamily can be divided into a number of genus-groups. If the rarely used taxonomic rank of infrafamily is employed, the genus-groups would be designated as such, but such a move would require a formal description...
. It belongs to a group of genera mainly from the SW Pacific-Australian region, such as Leiolopisma
Leiolopisma
Leiolopisma is a genus of skinks. Most species occur in the region of New Caledonia-New Zealand, and they are related to other genera from that general area, such as Emoia; these and others form the Eugongylus group...
; these and others form the Eugongylus
Eugongylus
Eugongylus is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Lygosominae. The namesake of the Eugonglyus group of genera, it occupies a quite basal position among these...
group.
For lack of a better name, these small skinks are commonly known as emoias.