Cryptoblepharus burdeni DUNN, 1927
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Cryptoblepharus boutonii burdeni DUNN 1927 Ablepharus boutonii burdeni — MERTENS 1931: 159 Ablepharus boutonii burdeni — DAREVSKY 1964 Cryptoblepharus burdeni — GREER 1974: 21 Cryptoblepharus burdeni — WELCH 1990 Cryptoblepharus burdeni — HORNER 2007: 144 |
Distribution | Indonesia (Komodo, Padar and W Flores.) Type locality: east coast of Padar, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: AMNH 32006 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: “Differs from the other races of C. boutonii in the higher number of scale rows (30-34) and in lacking any trace of light striping. The four median rows of dorsal scales are enlarged.” (DUNN 1927) Additional details (1891 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Habitat: saxicolous [living on rocks], littoral [living on river banks or coasts] |
Etymology | Named after WiIliam Douglas Burden (1898-1978), a wealthy, adventurous man and a Trustee of the American Museum of Natural History. He undertook an expedition to Komodo (1927) with E. R. Dunn. |
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