Mangrove Skink

Emoia atrocostata

Description

Emoia atrocostata has a medium-sized body, slender and elongated. The snout is rather long and tapered, the eyes are large, the nostrils are small. The body colour is gray or grayish brown with light and dark spots, the head is paler with a faded black stripe on each side. The throat is often bluish in color, the stomach is greenish or yellow / orange.

Population Size

-

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

Snout to vent length 9,5 cm, total length 23 cm

Ca

Carnivore

Di

Diurnal

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Reptilia

ORDER

:

Squamata

FAMILY

:

Scincidae

GENUS

:

Emoia

SPECIES

:

Emoia atrocostata

Distribution

The Mangrove Skink inhabits mangroves, back-beach vegetation and rocky shorelines. It can be found in dry western parts of Bali.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Emoia atrocostata can be found in the regions of Ryukyu Island (Japan), Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Queensland (Australia).

Habits and Lifestyle

Emoia atrocostata is active during the day and night, is good at swimming and often ventures into the intertidal zone at low tide for searching food.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Emoia atrocostata is a carnivorous animal, its diet consists of small crustaceans, fish, insects and small lizards.

Diet : Carnivora

Mating Habits

Emoia atrocostata reproduces by laying eggs (oviparous), the female lays 2 clutch sized eggs between driftwood or in a hole of the mangrove tree.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Somaweera, R. 2017. A Naturalist’s Guide To The Reptiles and Amphibians of Bali. John Beaufoy Publishing, Oxford, England.
  2. Mangrove Skink article
  3. Emoia atrocostata (Lesson, 1830) article
  4. Emoia atrocostata Wikipedia article