Research
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More Than Morphs: Geography, Lineages, and Trade in Emerald Tree Skinks
Abstract (TL:DR) Emerald tree skinks (Lamprolepis smaragdina) have become increasingly common in captivity, where two phenotypes are especially familiar: an all-green morph and a black-spotted morph. Hobbyists often treat these as simple variants of the same species, but it remains unclear whether they instead represent distinct regional lineages that should be maintained separately in captivity.