Emoia laobaoensis

Emoia laobaoensis (Emoia laobaoensis) is a lizard recorded for Vietnam in the project inventory. Its supporting occurrence note is “Expert range list”. The exact scientific name is retained because many Vietnamese geckos and skinks are recently described, geographically restricted or difficult to distinguish from close relatives. This profile therefore separates confirmed identity and occurrence from broader ecological context instead of inventing unsupported locality, size or breeding details (project species data; Reptile Database taxonomy).

Emoia are active, smooth-scaled skinks that forage by day on the ground, rocks and low vegetation for small arthropods. The genus is most diverse on Pacific islands, making mainland records especially important to document carefully. Individuals shelter beneath litter, logs or stones. These are genus-level traits, not evidence for a precise local habitat, clutch size or incubation period (general Emoia ecology; Reptile Database).