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Cryptoblepharus adamsi HORNER, 2007

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Adams's Snake-eyed Skink 
SynonymCryptoblepharus adamsi HORNER 2007: 54
Cryptoblepharus adamsi — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (mid-north coastal regions of Queensland)

Type locality: Mount Gordon rest area, Bruce Highway, Bowen, Queensland, 20°02’55”S 148°13’43”E.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: QM J87820 (prevously NTM R18921), adult male, (Tissue sample No. ABTC CC8), coll. P. and R. Horner, 5 January 1998. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A small (<40 mm SVL), short-legged, shallow-headed, arboreal Cryptoblepharus, distinguished from Australian congeners by combination of usually having: five supraciliary scales; 24 mid-body scale rows; 50 paravertebral scales; callused, pale, ovate plantar scales; and moderately broad, ragged-edged, pale dorsolateral stripes. (Horner 2007)


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CommentSympatry: Cryptoblepharus adamsi occurs in sympatry with C. metallicus and C. l. litoralis, C. pannosus, C. pulcher and C. virgatus. 
References
  • Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - 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
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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