Cryptoblepharus exochus HORNER, 2007
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Cryptoblepharus exochus
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Noble snake-eyed skink |
| Synonym | Cryptoblepharus exochus HORNER 2007: 71 Cryptoblepharus exochus — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory) Type locality: Mosquito Flat, Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, 15°23’22”S 130°08’41”E. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: NTM R18669, adult male, (Tissue sample No. ABTC BR7). coll. P. Horner and S. Swanson, 29 Sep- tember 1997. On Excoecaria parvifolia trunk, cracking blacksoil plain. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium sized (40–44 mm SVL), shortlegged, shallow-headed, arboreal Cryptoblepharus, distinguished from Australian congeners by combination of modal values of five supraciliary scales; 24 mid-body scale rows, 51 paravertebral scales, 10 palmar and 12 plantar scales, 16 fourth finger subdigital lamellae, 20 fourth toe subdigital lamellae, 15 fourth toe supradigital scales; mean values of snout-vent length 37.1 mm, head depth 42.8% of head length, forelimb length 33.0% of snout-vent length, hindlimb length 40.7% of snout-vent length; pale, acute plantar scales; smooth subdigital lamellae; usually 2+2 posttemporal scales, and very narrow pale laterodorsal stripes. (Horner 2007) Additional details (7340 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Sympatry: with: C. ruber at Mosquito Flat, Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT and Spirit Hills Station, NT. Sympatry with more than one congener occurs at Bradshaw Field Training Area where, at Mosquito Flat, C. exochus and C. ruber can be found on Excoecaria parvifolia trunks, C. metallicus on Eucalyptus spp. in adjoining woodland and C. juno on nearby rock outcrops. |
| Etymology | From the Latin adjective exochus, meaning standing out or eminent; in reference to the distinctiveness of this taxon in comparison to closely related congeners. |
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