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Philippine Spotted Green Tree Skink

Lamprolepis smaragdina philippinica

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Field Notes

Description:

Green and brown silky lizard

Habitat:

Trees

Notes:

I've seen others taht are all green, assuming they are the same family. This particular one lives on a coconut tree, it is there every morning.

Species ID Suggestions

Emerald Tree Skink

Lamprolepis smaragdina
shekainah d. alaban
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Philippine Spotted Green Tree Skink

Lamprolepis smaragdina philippinica

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JeffCrocombe
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Comments (5)
Scott Frazier
This subspecies is strikingly different from the one here in Papua, but there are also solid green and half brown-half green individuals.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2012

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