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Emoia impar

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Family
  
Scincidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squamata

Subfamily
  
Lygosominae

Similar
  
Emoia, Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus, Emoia caeruleocauda, Lipinia, Gehyra oceanica

Emoia impar, also known as the dark-bellied copper-striped skink, or the azure-tailed skink (not to be mistaken with Emoia cyanura, also known as the azure-tailed skink), is a species of skink that is widespread in the Pacific, especially Polynesia and Micronesia. While common throughout its range, it is threatened by habitat loss, invasive species, and sea level rise due to global warming. It was also formerly a naturalized species in the Hawaiian Islands, most likely introduced by the Polynesians, but is now locally extinct there due to competition with other introduced lizard species such as the delicate skink.

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Emoia impar Wikipedia