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Cryptoblepharus 
Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia (paraphyletic) (unranked): Sauria Order: Squamata (paraphyletic) Infraorder: Scincomorpha Family: Scincidae Subfamily: Lygosominae Genus: Cryptoblepharus Species About 55, see text
Cryptoblepharus is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae) commonly called snake-eyed skinks or shining-skinks. They occupy a fairly basal position among the Eugongylus group.[1]
Species[2]
- 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 skink, 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 litoralis 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 virgatus 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
References
- ^ Austin, J.J. & Arnold, E.N. (2006): Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39(2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)
- ^ Cryptoblepharus, The Reptile Database
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