Emoia cyanura
(Lesson, 1830)
ee-MOY-uh — sai-an-UR-uh
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
Native to the Pacific islands. It was established on Kaua’i, Hawai'i, but may now be extirpated there (Fisher and Ineich, 2012, Oryx 46: 187–195).
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2024.07.03.10.12.36)
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Province/State Distribution:
USA: Hawaii
First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1830
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Lesson, René Primevère. Description de quelques reptiles nouveaux ou peu connus. [Description of the new reptiles or two different ones.] Pages in Page 1-65 in M. L. I. Duperrey, Voyage Autour du Monde Execute par Ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de La Majeste, La Coquille, Pendant les Annees 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. 2. Zoologie Tome 2, Partie 1. [Voyage Around the World Executed by Order of the King, on the Corvette of La Majeste, La Coquille, During the Years 1822, 1823, 1824 and 1825. 2. Zoology Volume 2, Part 1.] Arthur Bertrand, Paris, France. pp.
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2012
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Fisher, Robert and Ivan Ineich. Cryptic extinction of a common Pacific lizard Emoia impar (Squamata, Scincidae) from the Hawaiian Islands. Oryx 46(2):187–195
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