Cryptoblepharus
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Cryptoblepharus is a genus
of skink
s (family
Scincidae) commonly called snake-eyed skinks or shining-skinks. They occupy a fairly basal position among the Eugongylus
group.
Cryptoblepharus is a genus
of skink
s (family
Scincidae) commonly called snake-eyed skinks or shining-skinks. They occupy a fairly basal position among the Eugongylus
group.
Cryptoblepharus is a genus
of skink
s (family
Scincidae) commonly called snake-eyed skinks or shining-skinks. They occupy a fairly basal position among the Eugongylus
group.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of skink
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. Together with several other lizard families, including Lacertidae , they comprise the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha...
s (family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Scincidae) commonly called snake-eyed skinks or shining-skinks. They occupy a fairly basal position among the Eugongylus
Eugongylus
Eugongylus is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Lygosominae. The namesake of the Eugonglyus group of genera, it occupies a quite basal position among these...
group.
Species
- Cryptoblepharus adamsi Horner, 2007
- Cryptoblepharus africanus Sternfeld, 1918
- Cryptoblepharus ahli Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus aldabrae Sternfeld, 1918
- Cryptoblepharus ater Boettger, 1913
- Cryptoblepharus australis Sternfeld, 1918 – Inland snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus balinensis Barbour, 1911
- Cryptoblepharus bitaeniatus Boettger, 1913
- Cryptoblepharus boutonii Des Jardin, 1831
- Cryptoblepharus buchananii Gray, 1838
- Cryptoblepharus burdeni Dunn, 1927
- Cryptoblepharus caudatus Sternfeld, 1918
- Cryptoblepharus cognatus Boettger, 1913
- Cryptoblepharus cursor Barbour, 1911
- Cryptoblepharus cygnatus Horner, 2007 – Swanson’s snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus daedalos Horner, 2007 – Dappled snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus degrijsi Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus egeriae Boulenger, 1888 – Blue-tailed skinkBlue-tailed SkinkThe Blue-tailed Skink is a skink native to Australia's Christmas Island and is not closely related to the Plestiodon skinks of North America, whose juveniles are known for their blue tails...
, Blue-tailed shining-skink - Cryptoblepharus eximius Girard, 1857
- Cryptoblepharus exochus Horner, 2007 – Noble snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus fuhni Covacevich & Ingram, 1978 – Black-boulder shining-skink
- Cryptoblepharus furvus Horner, 2007
- Cryptoblepharus gloriosus Stejneger, 1893
- Cryptoblepharus gurrumul Horner, 2007 – Arafura snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus juno Horner, 2007 – Juno’s snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus keiensis Roux, 1910
- Cryptoblepharus leschenault Cocteau, 1832
- Cryptoblepharus litoralisCryptoblepharus litoralisCryptoblepharus litoralis is a small skink found in North Queensland, AustraliaThe Coastal tree skink or Supralitoral shinning-skink are generally found darting around the rocky outcrops on beaches and headlands, not far from the water, hunting for small insects. Its genus name means "hidden...
Mertens, 1958 – Coastal snake-eyed skink, Supralittoral shining-skink - Cryptoblepharus megastictus Storr, 1976 – Blotched shining-skink
- Cryptoblepharus mertensi Horner, 2007 – Mertens’s snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus metallicus Boullenger, 1887 – Metallic snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus mohelicus Mertens, 1958
- Cryptoblepharus nigropunctatus Hallowell, 1861
- Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus novocaledonicus Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus ochrus Horner, 2007 – Pale snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus pallidus Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus pannosus Horner, 2007
- Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus Cocteau, 1836 – Péron’s snake-eyed skink, Callose-palmed shining-skink
- Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus Wiegmann, 1836 – Mottled snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus renschi Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus richardsi Horner, 2007
- Cryptoblepharus ruber Börner & Schüttler, 1981 – Tawny snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus rutilus Peters, 1879
- Cryptoblepharus schlegelianus Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus sumbawanus Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus tytthos Horner, 2007 – Pygmy snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus ustulatus Horner, 2007 – Russet snake-eyed skink
Cryptoblepharus is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of skink
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. Together with several other lizard families, including Lacertidae , they comprise the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha...
s (family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Scincidae) commonly called snake-eyed skinks or shining-skinks. They occupy a fairly basal position among the Eugongylus
Eugongylus
Eugongylus is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Lygosominae. The namesake of the Eugonglyus group of genera, it occupies a quite basal position among these...
group.
Species
- Cryptoblepharus adamsi Horner, 2007
- Cryptoblepharus africanus Sternfeld, 1918
- Cryptoblepharus ahli Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus aldabrae Sternfeld, 1918
- Cryptoblepharus ater Boettger, 1913
- Cryptoblepharus australis Sternfeld, 1918 – Inland snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus balinensis Barbour, 1911
- Cryptoblepharus bitaeniatus Boettger, 1913
- Cryptoblepharus boutonii Des Jardin, 1831
- Cryptoblepharus buchananii Gray, 1838
- Cryptoblepharus burdeni Dunn, 1927
- Cryptoblepharus caudatus Sternfeld, 1918
- Cryptoblepharus cognatus Boettger, 1913
- Cryptoblepharus cursor Barbour, 1911
- Cryptoblepharus cygnatus Horner, 2007 – Swanson’s snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus daedalos Horner, 2007 – Dappled snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus degrijsi Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus egeriae Boulenger, 1888 – Blue-tailed skinkBlue-tailed SkinkThe Blue-tailed Skink is a skink native to Australia's Christmas Island and is not closely related to the Plestiodon skinks of North America, whose juveniles are known for their blue tails...
, Blue-tailed shining-skink - Cryptoblepharus eximius Girard, 1857
- Cryptoblepharus exochus Horner, 2007 – Noble snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus fuhni Covacevich & Ingram, 1978 – Black-boulder shining-skink
- Cryptoblepharus furvus Horner, 2007
- Cryptoblepharus gloriosus Stejneger, 1893
- Cryptoblepharus gurrumul Horner, 2007 – Arafura snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus juno Horner, 2007 – Juno’s snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus keiensis Roux, 1910
- Cryptoblepharus leschenault Cocteau, 1832
- Cryptoblepharus litoralisCryptoblepharus litoralisCryptoblepharus litoralis is a small skink found in North Queensland, AustraliaThe Coastal tree skink or Supralitoral shinning-skink are generally found darting around the rocky outcrops on beaches and headlands, not far from the water, hunting for small insects. Its genus name means "hidden...
Mertens, 1958 – Coastal snake-eyed skink, Supralittoral shining-skink - Cryptoblepharus megastictus Storr, 1976 – Blotched shining-skink
- Cryptoblepharus mertensi Horner, 2007 – Mertens’s snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus metallicus Boullenger, 1887 – Metallic snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus mohelicus Mertens, 1958
- Cryptoblepharus nigropunctatus Hallowell, 1861
- Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus novocaledonicus Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus ochrus Horner, 2007 – Pale snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus pallidus Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus pannosus Horner, 2007
- Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus Cocteau, 1836 – Péron’s snake-eyed skink, Callose-palmed shining-skink
- Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus Wiegmann, 1836 – Mottled snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus renschi Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus richardsi Horner, 2007
- Cryptoblepharus ruber Börner & Schüttler, 1981 – Tawny snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus rutilus Peters, 1879
- Cryptoblepharus schlegelianus Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus sumbawanus Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus tytthos Horner, 2007 – Pygmy snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus ustulatus Horner, 2007 – Russet snake-eyed skink
Cryptoblepharus is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of skink
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. Together with several other lizard families, including Lacertidae , they comprise the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha...
s (family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Scincidae) commonly called snake-eyed skinks or shining-skinks. They occupy a fairly basal position among the Eugongylus
Eugongylus
Eugongylus is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Lygosominae. The namesake of the Eugonglyus group of genera, it occupies a quite basal position among these...
group.
Species
- Cryptoblepharus adamsi Horner, 2007
- Cryptoblepharus africanus Sternfeld, 1918
- Cryptoblepharus ahli Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus aldabrae Sternfeld, 1918
- Cryptoblepharus ater Boettger, 1913
- Cryptoblepharus australis Sternfeld, 1918 – Inland snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus balinensis Barbour, 1911
- Cryptoblepharus bitaeniatus Boettger, 1913
- Cryptoblepharus boutonii Des Jardin, 1831
- Cryptoblepharus buchananii Gray, 1838
- Cryptoblepharus burdeni Dunn, 1927
- Cryptoblepharus caudatus Sternfeld, 1918
- Cryptoblepharus cognatus Boettger, 1913
- Cryptoblepharus cursor Barbour, 1911
- Cryptoblepharus cygnatus Horner, 2007 – Swanson’s snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus daedalos Horner, 2007 – Dappled snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus degrijsi Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus egeriae Boulenger, 1888 – Blue-tailed skinkBlue-tailed SkinkThe Blue-tailed Skink is a skink native to Australia's Christmas Island and is not closely related to the Plestiodon skinks of North America, whose juveniles are known for their blue tails...
, Blue-tailed shining-skink - Cryptoblepharus eximius Girard, 1857
- Cryptoblepharus exochus Horner, 2007 – Noble snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus fuhni Covacevich & Ingram, 1978 – Black-boulder shining-skink
- Cryptoblepharus furvus Horner, 2007
- Cryptoblepharus gloriosus Stejneger, 1893
- Cryptoblepharus gurrumul Horner, 2007 – Arafura snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus juno Horner, 2007 – Juno’s snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus keiensis Roux, 1910
- Cryptoblepharus leschenault Cocteau, 1832
- Cryptoblepharus litoralisCryptoblepharus litoralisCryptoblepharus litoralis is a small skink found in North Queensland, AustraliaThe Coastal tree skink or Supralitoral shinning-skink are generally found darting around the rocky outcrops on beaches and headlands, not far from the water, hunting for small insects. Its genus name means "hidden...
Mertens, 1958 – Coastal snake-eyed skink, Supralittoral shining-skink - Cryptoblepharus megastictus Storr, 1976 – Blotched shining-skink
- Cryptoblepharus mertensi Horner, 2007 – Mertens’s snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus metallicus Boullenger, 1887 – Metallic snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus mohelicus Mertens, 1958
- Cryptoblepharus nigropunctatus Hallowell, 1861
- Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus novocaledonicus Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus ochrus Horner, 2007 – Pale snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus pallidus Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus pannosus Horner, 2007
- Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus Cocteau, 1836 – Péron’s snake-eyed skink, Callose-palmed shining-skink
- Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus Wiegmann, 1836 – Mottled snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus renschi Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus richardsi Horner, 2007
- Cryptoblepharus ruber Börner & Schüttler, 1981 – Tawny snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus rutilus Peters, 1879
- Cryptoblepharus schlegelianus Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus sumbawanus Mertens, 1928
- Cryptoblepharus tytthos Horner, 2007 – Pygmy snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus ustulatus Horner, 2007 – Russet snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus virgatusCryptoblepharus virgatusThe fence or snake-eyed Skink is a skink commonly found in southern and eastern Australia. Its habitats include urban areas, woodlands and grasslands. Will often be seen on vertical surfaces such trees, fences and walls....
Garman, 1901 – Cream-striped shining-skink, Wall skink - Cryptoblepharus voeltzkowi Sternfeld, 1918
- Cryptoblepharus wulbu Horner, 2007 – Spangled snake-eyed skink
- Cryptoblepharus xenikos Horner, 2007
- Cryptoblepharus yulensis Horner, 2007
- Cryptoblepharus zoticus Horner, 2007 – Agile snake-eyed skink