The publication date, onomatophore and onymotope of Emoia cyanura (Squamata: Scincidae)

A new Emoia samoensis group lizard (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Cook Islands, South-central Pacific

The first published report of a large treeskink from Rarotonga, Cook Islands, appeared in 1988. The first museum voucher specimen was collected in 1984. Although this skink seems likely to be a recent arrival to the island of Rarotonga, it represents a unique member of the Emoia samoensis species group. We compare this population with other members of the E. samoensis group and describe the pop...

Molecular phylogenetics of Malagasy skinks (Squamata: Scincidae)

—Malagasy skinks are a poorly known group, and their relationships have not been critically evaluated previously. In this paper we present a phylogeny of Malagasy “scincine” lizards, based on quantitative phylogenetic analysis of data from seven molecular markers. Our analysis confirms the paraphyly of “Amphiglossus”, and supports Madascincus as a valid genus. Pygomeles is sister to three group...

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The European Union is at a critical juncture in its history, not only in relation to the proposed constitution and planned enlargement, but also with respect to engagement with health and social issues. This publication provides an overview of health policy development within the European Union and the implications for Finnish health policies. Health is currently on the agenda in several sphere...

New provincial records of skinks (Squamata: Scincidae) from northwestern Vietnam

We report six new records of skinks from northwestern Vietnam: Eutropis macularius, Scincelladevorator , S.monticola, S.ochracea, Sphenomorphuscryptotis and S.indicus. Our new findings increase the species number of skinks (Scincidae) to nine in Dien Bien Province and to 14 in Son La Province. We also provide additional natural history data of aforementioned species.