Emoia brongersmai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Emoia
Species: Emoia brongersmai

Name

Emoia brongersmai Brown, 1991: 38

• Holotype: RMNH 21121, adult ♀, collected by Brongersma and party in July 1959.
• Type locality: “in the Sibil Valley, upper Digul drainage, Irian Jaya”.

References

Primary references

• Brown, W.C. 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. PDF

Links

• Parker, F., Shea, G., Allison, A. & Tallowin, O. 2015. IUCN: Emoia brongersmai  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T42484053A42484058. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42484053A42484058.en. Accessed on 24 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Brongersma’s Forest Skink