Emoia atrocostata ( Lesson, 1830 )

Karin, Benjamin R., Stubbs, Alexander L., Arifin, Umilaela, Bloch, Luke M., Ramadhan, G., Iskandar, Djoko T., Arida, Evy, Reilly, Sean B., Kusnadi, Agus & Mcguire, Jimmy A., 2018, The herpetofauna of the Kei Islands (Maluku, Indonesia): Comprehensive report on new and historical collections, biogeographic patterns, conservation concerns, and an annotated checklist of species from Kei Kecil, Kei Besar, Tam, and Kur, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 66, pp. 704-738 : 723

Emoia atrocostata ( Lesson, 1830)

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Type locality. Qualan Island , Caroline Islands .

Distribution in the Kei Islands. Doria (1875) was the first to report this species from the Kei Islands. We collected this species on Kei Kecil, and the WAM expedition collected additional specimens on Kei Besar. We did not collect any specimens from Tam or Kur though we expect this species may be present there as it occurs on many islands in Maluku.

Natural history. This species is diurnally active and very common on beachside rocks in the Kei Islands. Throughout its range it is also found in lowland forests, coastal scrubs, grasslands, and mangroves ( Cogger, 2014, p. 550).

Field identification. A medium-sized skink with a brown to greyish-brown dorsum with pale spots and dark flecks; a broad rough-edged dark brown to black dorsolateral stripe from behind eyes to base of tail; Mid-body scale rows 32–42; 32–42 smooth fourth toe subdigital lamellae; SVL to 100 mm ( Cogger, 2014, p. 550).