Cryptoblepharus burdeni DUNN, 1927

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
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) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about between half a page and a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
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.
References	Auffenberg W 1980. The herpetofauna of Komodo, with notes on adjacent areas. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 25 (2): 39-156 - get paper here Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Darevsky, l. S. 1964. Die Reptilien der Inseln Komodo, Padar und Rintja im Kleinen Sunda-Archipel, Indonesien. Senckenbergiana biologica 43 (3/5): 563-576 Dunn, E. R. 1927. Results of the Douglas Burden Expedition to the Island of Komodo. III.- Lizards from the East Indies. American Museum Novitates (288): 1-13 - 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. 1930. Die Amphibien und Reptilien der Inseln Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa und Flores. Senck. Naturf. Gesell., Frankfurt am Main, Abhandl. 42(3): 117-344. Mertens,R. 1931. Ablepharus boutonii (DESJARDIN) und seine geographische Variation. Zool. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 63-210
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.wildherps.com/species/C.burdeni.html Google images

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