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Cryptoblepharus nigropunctatus (HALLOWELL, 1861)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Snake-eyed Skink 
SynonymAblepharus nigropunctatus HALLOWELL 1861: 489
Ablepharus nigropunctatus — STRAUCH 1868: 367
Ablepharus boutonii nigropunctatus — MERTENS 1931: 138
Cryptoblepharus nigropunctatus — GREER 1974: 21
Cryptoblepharus boutonii nigropunctatus — GORIS & MAEDA 2004
Cryptoblepharus nigropunctatus — HORNER 2007: 152 
DistributionJapan (Ogasawara-gunto, Bonin Islands; Kanto region, Japan; Haha shima, Chichi shima (Mertens, 1931) and Minami-Tori-shima (Marcus Island) (Mertens, 1933))

Type locality: Port Lloyd, Bonin Islands.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: lost (was: USNM) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1673 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentHabitat: grassland and forest edges; Population density of C. nigropunctatus in the Ogasawara Islands has been adversely affected by the introduced anoline lizard Anolis carolinensis carolinensis, with C. nigropunctatus now absent from areas where the Anolis occurs in high density (Suzuki and Nagoshi 1999). 
EtymologyApparently named after Latin niger, nigra, nigrum = black or dark, and puncatatus = punctate, spotted, referring to the dark spots on the dorsum of the species. 
References
  • Barbour, Thomas 1909. Notes on Amphibia and Reptilia from Eastern Asia. Proc. New England zool. Club 4: 53-78, 2 plates - get paper here
  • Goris, R.C. & Maeda, N. 2004. Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Japan. Krieger, Malabar, 285 pp.
  • 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
  • Hallowell, E. 1861. Report upon the Reptilia of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under command of Capt. John Rogers, U. S. N. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 12 [1860]: 480 - 510 - 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. 1931. Ablepharus boutonii (DESJARDIN) und seine geographische Variation. Zool. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 63-210
  • Strauch, A. 1868. Ueber die Arten del' Eidechsen-Gattung Ablepharus (Fitz.). Bull. Ac. Sc. St. Petel'sb. xii: 359-371 or<br>Mél. Biol. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersburg 6: 553-570 - get paper here
 
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