Cryptoblepharus ustulatus HORNER, 2007
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Cryptoblepharus ustulatus
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Russet snake-eyed skink |
| Synonym | Cryptoblepharus ustulatus HORNER 2007: 121 Cryptoblepharus ustulatus — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
| Distribution | Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: 30 km east of Newman, Western Australia, 23°19’S 120°02’E. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: WAM R125492, adult female, (Tissue sample No. ABTC R125492), 16 August 1995. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium sized (40–44 mm SVL), longlegged, very shallow-headed, saxicoline Cryptoblepharus, distinguished from Australian congeners by combination of modal values of five supraciliary scales, 22 mid-body scale rows, 46 paravertebral scales, 18 smooth fourth toe subdigital lamellae, 9 palmar and 11 plantar scales; mean values of 35.2 mm snout-vent length, hindlimb length 44.3% of snout-vent length and head depth of 34.7% of head length; rounded, plain plantar scales; obscure, pale dorsolateral stripes, and reddish, longitudinally aligned body pattern. |
| Comment | Sympatry. Sympatric with C. buchananii at Weeli Wooli Spring and on the Burrup Peninsula. |
| Etymology | From the Latin adjective ustulatus, meaning russet-backed; in reference to the broad, russet coloured vertebral zone, characteristic of this taxon. |
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