| Geomyersia coggeri | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Geomyersia |
| Species: | G. coggeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Geomyersia coggeri Greer, 1982 | |
Cogger's island skink (Geomyersia coggeri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Admiralty Islands.
Etymology
The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. coggeri is forest, but it has also been found under debris in coconut plantations.
Description
G. coggeri is a small, brown lizard, with a rounded snout. It has four short well-developed legs, with five digits on each foot.
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of G. coggeri is unknown.
References
- ^ Tallowin, O.; Allison, A. (2013). "Geomyersia coggeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T178436A1534310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178436A1534310.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Geomyersia coggeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Geomyersia coggeri, p. 56).
- Greer AE (1982).
Further reading
- Adler GH, Austin CC, Dudley R (1995). "Dispersal and speciation of skinks among archipelagos in the tropical Pacific Ocean". Evolutionary Ecology 9: 529–541.
- Greer AE (1982). "A New Species of Geomyersia (Scincidae) from the Admiralty Islands, with a Summary of the Genus". Journal of Herpetology 16 (1): 61–66. (Geomyersia coggeri, new species).
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