Cryptoblepharus litoralis (MERTENS, 1958)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies	Cryptoblepharus litoralis horneri WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985 Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis (MERTENS 1958) Cryptoblepharus litoralis vicinus HORNER 2007
Common Names	E: Coastal snake-eyed skink, Supralittoral Shinning-skink
Synonym	Ablepharus boutonii litoralis MERTENS 1958: 54 Ablepharus boutonii litoralis — MERTENS 1964: 106 Cryptoblepharus boutonii litoralis — FUHN 1969 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — GREER 1974: 21 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — COGGER 1983: 141 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — COGGER 2000: 405 Ablepharus boutonii litoralis — WORRELL 1963: 35. Cryptoblepharus litoralis MERTENS, 1958 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — GOW 1981b Cryptoblepharus litoralis — COGGER et al. 1983a: 141 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — HORNER 1984: 7 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 27 Cryptoblepharus horneri WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 27 (in part) Cryptoblepharus litoralis — WILSON and Knowles 1988: 119 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — GREER 1989: 146 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — COVACEVICH & COUPER 1991: 357 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — HORNER 1991: 16 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — EHMANN 1992: 181 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — WOINARSKI et al. 1996: 75 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — HEALEY 1997: 329 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — STANGER et al. 1998: 23 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — HORNER 1999: 60 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — COGGER 2000: 405 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — WILSON and Swan 2003: 148 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — HORNER 2007: 82 Cryptoblepharus litoralis — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Cryptoblepharus litoralis horneri WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985 Cryptoblepharus horneri WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 27 (in part) Cryptoblepharus litoralis horneri — HORNER 2007: 83 Cryptoblepharus litoralis vicinus HORNER 2007 Cryptoblepharus litoralis vicinus HORNER 2007: 87 Cryptoblepharus litoralis vicinus — COGGER 2014
Distribution	Australia (Northern Territory,Queensland), S Papua New Guinea Type locality: Flying Fish Point, 6 mi E Innisfail, Qld.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: SMF 53219 Holotype: NTM R7762, Cape Wessel Island, NT, collected P. Horner, 16.x.1979 [horneri] Holotype: QM J32823, 10 October 1976. PARATYPES: QM J32824-825; QM J32857-859, 27 December 1976. [vicinus]
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A very large (>50 mm SVL), long-legged, shallow-headed, saxicoline, littoral Cryptoblepharus, distinguished from Australian congeners by combination of modal values of ﬁve supraciliary scales, 26 mid-body scale rows, 51–57 paravertebral scales, 20–22 fourth toe subdigital lamellae, 9–11 palmar scales; 11–16 plantar scales; mean values of 39.0–41.0 mm snout-vent length, smooth to narrowly callused subdigital lamellae; rounded, dark pigmented plantar scales, and lack of postnasal scales. (Horner 2007)
Comment	Habitat: A saxicoline, coastal taxon, which frequents beach rocks, rocky headlands and breakwaters. Usually abundant in suitable habitat. Sympatry. Cryptoblepharus l. horneri is sympatric with C. metallicus on the Wessel islands, and with C. gurrmul and C. cygnatus on New Year Island. Cryptoblepharus l. litoralis occurs in sympatry with C. metallicus and C. pannosus, C. pulcher and C. virgatus.
Etymology	Named after the Latin noun litus, litoris, meaning "shore", referring to the habitat of the species.
References	Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Couper, P., Covacevich, J., Amey, A. & Baker, A. 2006. The genera of skinks (Family Scincidae) of Australia and its island territories: diversity, distribution and identification. in: Merrick, J.R., Archer, M., Hickey, G.M. & Lee, M.S.Y. (eds.). Evolution and Zoogeography of Australasian Vertebrates. Australian Scientific Publishing, Sydney, pp. 367-384 Covacevich, J. & Ingram, G. J. 1978. An undescribed species of rock dwelling Cryptoblepharus (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 18: 151-154 - 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 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. 1958. Neue Eidechsen aus Australien. Senckenbergiana Biologica 39:51-56. Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/scincidae.pdf http://www.lacerta.de/AS/Taxon.php?Genus=50&Species=269 http://www.jcu.edu.au/dept/Zoology/herp/trept/skin.html info: http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Cryptoblepharus… Google images

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