Emoia ruficauda Taylor 1915

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author Sanguila, Marites B.
Labaja, Ana Cristina O.
Bernstein, Justin M.
Brown, Rafe M.
author_facet Sanguila, Marites B.
Labaja, Ana Cristina O.
Bernstein, Justin M.
Brown, Rafe M.
contents <p><i>Emoia ruficauda</i> Taylor, 1915</p><p>Fig. 5 F</p><p><b>Vernacular name.</b></p><p>Redtail Emo Skink</p><p><b>Material examined.</b></p><p>Philippines • 9 individuals; Mindanao, Agusan del Sur Province, Municipality of Rosario, Barangay Novele, Sitio Palibo; 08°20'34"N, 125°56'46"E; BIRC 859–60, 863, 866–67, 870, 873–75 • 1 individual; Municipality of Talacogon, Barangay Zillovia; 08°25'25"N, 125°45'26"E; MBS 1778 • 1 individual; Municipality of Talacogon, Barangay La Flora; 08°23'48"N, 125°52'11"E; MBS 2125 • 5 individuals; Municipality of Loreto, Barangay Poblacion; 08°12'20"N, 125°52'07"E; MBS 2243, 2268–71.</p><p><b>Identification.</b></p><p>A small-bodied terrestrial skink, hindlimbs substantially larger than forelimbs, possessing a black dorsum, with a golden yellow vertebral stripe from tip of snout to base of tail (which does not merge with the tail color), and a slender, very bright reddish-orange tail (Taylor 1922 a; Brown 1991; Gaulke and Alcala 2009).</p><p><b>Remarks.</b></p><p>This species occurs in disturbed areas, with thick vegetation, adjacent to freshwater swamps and in the peat swamp forest (see: Gamalinda et al. 2024) of Agusan Marsh. It is one of the two species of <i>Emoia</i> (<i>E. atrocostata</i>; see Richmond et al. 2021) that occurs in the Philippines, with a disjunct distribution based on occurrence records from the provinces in southern and western portions of the Mindanao faunal region (Brown and Alcala 1980; Gaulke and Alcala 2009; Sy and Buday 2014; Pitogo et al. 2021).</p>
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spellingShingle Emoia ruficauda Taylor 1915
Sanguila, Marites B.
Labaja, Ana Cristina O.
Bernstein, Justin M.
Brown, Rafe M.
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Squamata
Scincidae
Emoia
Emoia ruficauda
<p><i>Emoia ruficauda</i> Taylor, 1915</p><p>Fig. 5 F</p><p><b>Vernacular name.</b></p><p>Redtail Emo Skink</p><p><b>Material examined.</b></p><p>Philippines • 9 individuals; Mindanao, Agusan del Sur Province, Municipality of Rosario, Barangay Novele, Sitio Palibo; 08°20'34"N, 125°56'46"E; BIRC 859–60, 863, 866–67, 870, 873–75 • 1 individual; Municipality of Talacogon, Barangay Zillovia; 08°25'25"N, 125°45'26"E; MBS 1778 • 1 individual; Municipality of Talacogon, Barangay La Flora; 08°23'48"N, 125°52'11"E; MBS 2125 • 5 individuals; Municipality of Loreto, Barangay Poblacion; 08°12'20"N, 125°52'07"E; MBS 2243, 2268–71.</p><p><b>Identification.</b></p><p>A small-bodied terrestrial skink, hindlimbs substantially larger than forelimbs, possessing a black dorsum, with a golden yellow vertebral stripe from tip of snout to base of tail (which does not merge with the tail color), and a slender, very bright reddish-orange tail (Taylor 1922 a; Brown 1991; Gaulke and Alcala 2009).</p><p><b>Remarks.</b></p><p>This species occurs in disturbed areas, with thick vegetation, adjacent to freshwater swamps and in the peat swamp forest (see: Gamalinda et al. 2024) of Agusan Marsh. It is one of the two species of <i>Emoia</i> (<i>E. atrocostata</i>; see Richmond et al. 2021) that occurs in the Philippines, with a disjunct distribution based on occurrence records from the provinces in southern and western portions of the Mindanao faunal region (Brown and Alcala 1980; Gaulke and Alcala 2009; Sy and Buday 2014; Pitogo et al. 2021).</p>
title Emoia ruficauda Taylor 1915
topic Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Squamata
Scincidae
Emoia
Emoia ruficauda
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18921208