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Cryptoblepharus boutonii (DES JARDIN, 1831)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Snake-eyed Skink 
SynonymScincus boutonii DES JARDINS 1831: 298
Ablepharus peronii DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1839: 813 (part.)
Cryptoblepharus boutonii — GRAY 1845: 64
Ablepharus Boutonii STRAUCH 1868: 370, 566
Ablepharus boutoni — BOULENGER 1887: 347
Ablepharus peroni — STERNFELD 1918: 421
Cryptoblepharus boutonii — MERTENS 1928
Ablepharus boutonii boutonii — MERTENS 1931: 171
Cryptoblepharus boutoni — GREER 1974: 21
Ablephorus boutoni — ZOOLOGICAL RECORD
Cryptoblepharus boutonii — GLAW & VENCES 1994: 308
Cryptoblepharus boutonii — HORNER 2007 
DistributionMauritius and nearby islets (Cap Malhéreux, Pointe Lafayette and Rock Mécusson (basalt outcrop on Palmar Beach, Coin de Mire [Gunner’s Quoin], de la Passe, Forquet, and Round Island) (Brygoo 1986), Mascarene Islands.

Type locality: Quartier de Flacq, Mauritius.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: MNHN-RA 1607 (3097), 1607A 
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CommentSubspecies: Mertens (1928, 1931) distinguished more than 30 “forms” of this species, most of which he considered as subspecies. Other authors consider some of them as valid species, some as mere “variations”. Most forms have been also named (or confused with) [Crypto-]Ablepharus peronii. BRYGOO (1986) synonymized Cryptoblepharus boutonii mayottensis MERTENS 1928: 83 with Cryptoblepharus (boutonii) gloriosus (Stejneger). Many of these forms are now considered as valid species.

Diet: Canaris (1973) recorded stomach contents of 82 specimens as comprising 70% marine crustaceans and 27% insect remains.

Habitat: coastal habitats, hence sometimes classified as (partly) “marine”. See Diet. 
EtymologyNamed for Louis Bouton, a French botanist. 
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