Emoia nigra (Jacquinot & Guichenot, 1853) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Emoia nigra (Jacquinot & Guichenot, 1853)

Emoia nigra (Jacquinot & Guichenot, 1853)

Emoia nigra, the black emo skink, is a Scincidae lizard found across a range of Pacific islands.

Family
Genus
Emoia
Order
Class
Squamata

About Emoia nigra (Jacquinot & Guichenot, 1853)

Emoia nigra, commonly known as the black emo skink, is a species of lizard that belongs to the family Scincidae. Its geographic range extends from the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, eastward through Fiji to Tonga, Samoa, Toga, Lo, Tegua, and Hiu Island.

Photo: (c) Emilie Ducouret, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Emilie Ducouret · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Emoia

More from Scincidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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