Cryptoblepharus rutilus (PETERS, 1879)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Ablepharus rutilus PETERS 1879 Ablepharus boutonii rutilus — MERTENS 1931: 140 Cryptoblepharus rutilus — GREER 1974: 21 Cryptoblepharus rutilus — BAUER et al. 1995: 59 Cryptoblepharus rutilus — HORNER 2007
Distribution	Palau Islands Type locality: Pelew-Inseln
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: ZMB 7926
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Comment	C. rutilus was included in the synonymy of Ablepharus boutonii virgatus (= Cryptoblepharus virgatus) by MERTENS 1931: 112.
Etymology	Apparently named after Latin rutilus = red, golden red, reddish yellow, after the metallic-bronze, light brown ground colour.
References	Bauer, A. M.; Watkins-Colwell, G. J. 2001. On the origin of the types of Hypsilurus godeffroyi (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) and early German contributions to the herpetology of Palau. Micronesica 34 (1): 73-84 Bauer, A.M.; Günther,R. & Klipfel,M. 1995. The herpetological contributions of Wilhelm C.H. Peters (1815-1883). SSAR Facsimile Reprints in Herpetology, 714 pp. Greer, A.E. 1974. The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives. Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 1-67. - get paper here Horner, P. 2007. Systematics of the snake-eyed skinks, Cryptoblepharus Wiegmann (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) - an Australian based review. The Beagle Supplement 3: 21-198 Mertens,R. 1931. Ablepharus boutonii (DESJARDIN) und seine geographische Variation. Zool. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 63-210 Peters, Wilhem Carl Hartwig 1879. Neue oder Weniger bekannte Eidechsenarten aus der Familie der Scinciden (Eumeces güntheri, Euprepes notabilis, Ablepharus rutilus). Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 1879 (3): 35-37 - get paper here ZUG, G.R. 2013. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Islands. University of California Press, Berkeley, 306 pp. - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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