Cryptoblepharus pannosus HORNER, 2007
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Ragged Snake-eyed Skink |
Synonym | Cryptoblepharus pannosus HORNER 2007: 100 Cryptoblepharus carnabyi — STORR 1976 Cryptoblepharus carnabyi — INGRAM & COVACEVICH 1981: 301 Cryptoblepharus carnabyi — WILSON & KNOWLES 1988: 119 Cryptoblepharus carnabyi — COVACEVICH & COUPER 1991: 357 Cryptoblepharus carnabyi — EHMANN 1992: 180 Cryptoblepharus carnabyi — COGGER 2000: 404 Cryptoblepharus carnabyi — WILSON & SWAN 2003: 148 (not STORR, 1976: 60) Cryptoblepharus pannosus — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
Distribution | Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) Type locality: town area, Roma, Queensland, Australia, 26°33’36”S 148°47’09”E |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: QM J87812 (previously NTM R23438), adult male, (Tissue sample No. ABTC CK5), coll. P. and R. Horner, 20 January 1998. On Eucalyptus trunk, 0830 hours. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium sized (40–44 mm SVL), shortlegged, shallow-headed, arboreal Cryptoblepharus, distinguished from Australian congeners by combination of modal values of five supraciliary scales, 24 mid-body scale rows, 48 paravertebral scales, 10 plantar scales, 16 fourth finger subdigital lamellae and 19 fourth toe subdigital lamellae; mean values of 34.4 mm snout-vent length, head length 20.7% of snout-vent length, head depth 40.3% of head length, body length 50.6% of snout-vent length, forelimb length 33.8% of snout-vent length; strongly keeled subdigital lamellae; pale, acute plantar scales, and usually 3+3 posttemporal scales. |
Comment | Sympatry. Cryptoblepharus pannosus occurs in sympatry with C. australis and C. metallicus and C. adamsi, C. l. litoralis, C. ochrus, C. pulcher and C. tytthos. |
Etymology | From the Latin adjective pannosus, meaning ragged or tattered; in reference to the usually irregular borders of this taxon’s pale dorsolateral stripes. |
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