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Cryptoblepharus caudatus (STERNFELD, 1918)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymAblepharus boutoni caudatus STERNFELD 1918: 423
Ablepharus boutonii caudatus — MERTENS 1931: 193
Cryptoblepharus caudatus — GREER 1974: 21
Cryptoblepharus caudatus — HORNER 2007: 136
Cryptoblepharus caudatus — SANCHEZ et al. 2019 
DistributionJuan de Nova Island (Mozambique)

Type locality: Juan de Nova, Straße von Mocambique.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: SMF 15592 ( = 6348, 6a, Mertens, 1922), collected A. Voeltzkow, 1897. Designation by Mertens (1967). Syntype: MCZ 29161 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (514 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentAbundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). 
References
  • 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
  • Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions - get paper here
  • Mertens,R. 1931. Ablepharus boutonii (DESJARDIN) und seine geographische Variation. Zool. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 63-210
  • Sanchez, Mickaël; Arthur Choeur, Florent Bignon, and Alexandre Laubin 2019. Reptiles of the Iles Eparses, Indian Ocean: Inventory, Distribution, and Conservation Status. Herp. Conserv. Biology 14 (2): - get paper here
  • Sternfeld, R. 1918. Zur Tiergeographie Papuasiens und der pazifischen Inselwelt. Abh. senckenb. naturf. Ges. (Frankfurt) 36: 375-436 [missing from BHL in 2023]
 
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