Cryptoblepharus daedalos HORNER, 2007
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Dappled snake-eyed skink |
Synonym | Cryptoblepharus daedalos HORNER 2007: 68 Cryptoblepharus megastictus — STORR, 1976 Cryptoblepharus megastictus — STORR et al. 1981: 23 Cryptoblepharus megastictus — GOW 1981b Cryptoblepharus megastictus — COGGER et al. 1983a: 141 Cryptoblepharus megastictus — WILSON & KNOWLES 1988: 119 Cryptoblepharus megastictus — HORNER 1991: 17 Cryptoblepharus megastictus — EHMANN 1992: 182 Cryptoblepharus megastictus — STANGER et al. 1998: 23 Cryptoblepharus megastictus — STORR et al. 1999: 23 Cryptoblepharus megastictus — COGGER 2000: 405 Cryptoblepharus megastictus — WILSON and SWAN 2003: 148 Cryptoblepharus daedalos — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
Distribution | Australia (NW Northern Territory) Type locality: Victoria Highway roadside, 7 km west of Victoria River Bridge, Northern Territory, Australia, 15°35’S 131°05’E. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: NTM R13615, adult male, (Tissue sample No. ABTC DO4), coll. S. Donnellan and P. Baverstock. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium sized (40–44 mm SVL), very longlegged, very shallow-headed, saxicoline Cryptoblepharus, distinguished from Australian congeners by combination of modal values of six supraciliary scales, 26 mid-body scale rows, 48 paravertebral scales, 20 subdigital lamellae under fourth toe, 10 palmar scales, 15 plantar scales and two posttemporal scales; mean values of hindlimb length 46.8% of snout-vent length, head depth 36.0% of head length, paravertebral scale width 4.3% of snout-vent length, dorsolateral scale width 84.1% of paravertebral scale width; reddish, randomly speckled or blotched body pattern and saxicoline habits. (Horner 2007) Additional details (5729 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Sympatry: Cryptoblepharus ruber. |
Etymology | From the Greek daidalos, meaning dappled, spotted or variegated; in reference to the taxon’s random body pattern of dark spots and flecks. |
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