Emoia sanfordi
Species of lizard
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Emoia sanfordi, known commonly as Sanford's emo skink and Sanford's tree skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Vanuatu.[2]
| Emoia sanfordi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Emoia |
| Species: | E. sanfordi |
| Binomial name | |
| Emoia sanfordi | |
Etymology
The specific name, sanfordi, is in honor of American ornithologist Leonard Cutler Sanford.[3]
Common names
In Vanuatu, E. sanfordi is known as a-kal in the southern Paamese language and ghala [ɣala] in the Raga language.[4]