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Inland Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus australis

Classification

Family
Scincidae

Cryptoblepharus australis, commonly called the inland snake-eyed skink, is a species of skink in the genus Cryptoblepharus. Pronunciation: KRIP-toe-BLEFF-ah-russ / oss-TRAH-liss Etymology Cryptoblepharus: 'hidden eyelid', referring to the fused eyelids. Australis: 'southern', or more generally referring to Australia Introduction A major and much-needed revision of the genus was undertaken in 2007 by Paul Horner of the Northern Territory Museum, previously splitting this species into a bunch of species each of which occupies quite a distinct range occurring over Australia.

Distribution

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