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Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae MERTENS, 1928

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCryptoblepharus boutonii novaeguineae MERTENS 1928: 87
Cryptoblepharus boutonii pallidus MERTENS 1928
Cryptoblepharus boutonii peronii — BARBOUR 1914: 204
Cryptoblepharus boutonii aruensis MERTENS 1928: 87
Ablepharus boutonii aruensis — MERTENS 1931: 145
Ablepharus boutonii pallidus — MERTENS 1931: 144
Ablepharus boutonii novae-guineae — MERTENS 1931: 141
Ablepharus boutonii pallidus — HEDIGER 1934: 472
Ablepharus boutonii novae-guineae — BRONGERSMA 1942: 150
Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae — GREER 1974: 21
Cryptoblepharus pallidus — GREER 1974: 21
Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae — MYS 1988: 131
Cryptoblepharus pallidus — ZWEIFEL 1980
Cryptoblepharus pallidus — MYS 1988: 130
Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae — HORNER 2007 
DistributionIndonesia (Gebe, Gag, Waigeo, Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, Biak, Numfoor and Yapen.), New Guinea

aruensis: Type locality: Papakula, Kobroor, Aru-Inseln, Indonesien; Holotypus: SMF 15517.

pallidus: Papua New Guinea; Type locality: Sepik River Valley, Papua New Guinea

Type locality: Mamberano, Neuguinea
Type locality: Papakoela, Kobroor, Aru-Inseln [aruensis]  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: NMBA (= NHMB) 8343 (novaeguineae)
Holotype: SMF 15517 [aruensis]
HOLOTYPE: ZMB 25706 [pallidus] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2609 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentHORNER (2007) synonymized C. pallidus with C. novaeguineae. 
Etymologynamed after its occurrence on New Guinea. C. pallidus has been named after Latin “pallidus” = pale or yellow(ish). 
References
  • Barbour, T., 1914. On some Australasian reptiles. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 201—206. - get paper here
  • Brongersma,L.D. 1942. Notes on scincid lizards. Zoologische Mededelingen 24: 125-152 - get paper here
  • 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
  • Hediger, H. 1934. Beitrag zur Herpetologie und Zoogeographie Neu-Britanniens und einiger umliegender Gebiete. Zool. Jahrb. (Syst.) 65: 441-582
  • Horner, P. 2007. Systematics of the snake-eyed skinks, Cryptoblepharus Wiegmann (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) - an Australian based review. The Beagle Supplement 3: 21-198
  • Kramer, Eugen 1979. Typenkatalog der Echsen im Naturhistorischen Museum Basel (BM), Stand 1978. [type catalogue] Revue Suisse de Zoologie 86 (1): 159-166 - get paper here
  • Mertens,R. 1928. Neue Inselrassen von Cryptoblepharus boutonii (Desjardin). Zool. Anz. 78: 82-89.
  • Mertens,R. 1931. Ablepharus boutonii (DESJARDIN) und seine geographische Variation. Zool. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 63-210
  • Mys, Benoit 1988. The zoogeography of the scincid lizards from North Papua New Guinea (Reptilia: Scincidae). I. The distribution of the species. Bull. Inst. Roy. Sci. Nat. Belgique (Biologie) 58: 127-183
  • Zweifel R G 1980. Results of the Archbold Expeditions, No. 103. Frogs and lizards from the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 165 (5) : 390-434 - get paper here
 
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