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Skinks of Australia

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REPTILES OF THE WORLD SPECIES LISTS


MANGROVE SKINK
or Littoral Whiptail Skink
Emoia atrocostata


SCIENTIFIC NAME

SUBSPECIES DISTRIBUTION

Emoia atrocostata atrocostata

Micronesia, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, islands of Torres Strait, Indo-Malayan Archipelago, Christmas Island (Indian Ocean), Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Archipelago

Emoia atrocostata australis

Australia , Qld, Cape (York Peninsula)

Emoia atrocostata freycineti

Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Torres Islands?, Aore, Malo, Espiritu Santo, Pentecost, Malakula, Efate; Type locality: Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz group, southern Solomon Islands.



Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) photgraphed at Island Magic Resort, Efate Island, Vanuatu
Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata freycineti) photographed at Island Magic Resort, Efate Island, Vanuatu


Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) photographed at Island Magic Resort, Efate Island, Vanuatu
Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata freycineti) photographed at Island Magic Resort, Efate Island, Vanuatu


Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) photographed at Island Magic Resort, Efate Island, Vanuatu
Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata freycineti) photographed at Island Magic Resort, Efate Island, Vanuatu


Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) photographed at Kota Kinabalu, Borneo
Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) photographed at Kota Kinabalu, Borneo


Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) photographed at Kota Kinabalu, Borneo
Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) photographed at Kota Kinabalu, Borneo


Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) photographed at Kota Kinabalu, Borneo
Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) photographed at Kota Kinabalu, Borneo


Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) photographed at Kota Kinabalu, Borneo
Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) photographed at Kota Kinabalu, Borneo


Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) photographed at Kota Kinabalu, Borneo
Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) photographed at Kota Kinabalu, Borneo


File:Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) (8220694063).jpg
"File:Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) (8220694063).jpg" by Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) photographed in Sarawak, Borneo


LINKS OF INTEREST

Full distribution of the Mangrove Skink (Emoia atrocostata) is located HERE shown in red
Cambridge University Press

Emoia atrocostata
Ecology Asia

Emoia atrocostata
Wikipedia

Emoia atrocostata (LESSON, 1830)
The Reptile Database


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SKINKS OF THE WORLD

Skinks of Australia

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 Lizards of the World

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Skinks of Australia

Skinks of NSW

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SKINKS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA- SPECIES LIST

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ACT SKINK LIZARDS Scincidae

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Australia

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of
NSW

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of
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of
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of
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of
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of
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AUSTRALIAN REPTILE SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Reptiles of South Australia
REPTILES OF VICTORIA
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Selection of Australian Frogs

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