''Emoia cyclops'', also known
commonly as the Cyclops emo skink and Cyclop's skink, is a
species
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of
lizard
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in the
family
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Scincidae. The species is
endemic
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to
Indonesia
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.
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Etymology
The specific name, ''cyclops'', is a reference to the type locality
Type locality may refer to:
* Type locality (biology)
* Type locality (geology)
See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
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which is the Cyclops Mountains
The Cyclops Mountains ( id, Pegunungan Cycloop) are located to the west of Jayapura in Papua, Indonesia, and north of Lake Sentani.
In Papua, it is also known as Dafonsoro or Dabonsolo mountain, and is the namesake for football club Persidafon.
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Geographic range
''E. cyclops'' is found in northern Papua Province
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, Indonesian New Guinea
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.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat
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of ''E. cyclops'' is forest
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, at altitudes of .
Reproduction
''E. cyclops'' is oviparous
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References
Further reading
* Brown WC (1991). "Lizards of the Genus ''Emoia'' (Scincidae) with Observations on Their Evolution and Biogeography". ''Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences'' (15): i–vi, 1–94. (''Emoia cyclops'', new species, p. 24).
Emoia
Reptiles described in 1991
Reptiles of Indonesia
Endemic fauna of Indonesia
Taxa named by Walter Creighton Brown
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