Cryptoblepharus juno HORNER, 2007
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Juno’s snake-eyed skink |
Synonym | Cryptoblepharus juno HORNER 2007: 79 Cryptoblepharus megastictus — STORR 1976 (part) Cryptoblepharus megastictus — STORR et al. 1981: 23 (part) Cryptoblepharus megastictus — GOW 1981 (part) Cryptoblepharus megastictus — COGGER et al.. 1983: 141 (part) Cryptoblepharus megastictus — WILSON & KNOWLES 1988: 119 (part) Cryptoblepharus megastictus — HORNER 1991: 17 (part) Cryptoblepharus megastictus — EHMANN 1992: 182 (part) Cryptoblepharus megastictus — GAMBOLD 1992: 99 (part) Cryptoblepharus megastictus — STANGER et al. 1998: 23 (part) Cryptoblepharus megastictus — STORR et al. 1999: 23 (part) Cryptoblepharus megastictus — COGGER 2000: 405 (part) Cryptoblepharus megastictus — WILSON & SWAN 2003: 148 (part) Cryptoblepharus juno — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory) Type locality: Lobby Creek, Bradshaw Station, Northern Territory, Australia, 15°19’48”S 130°06’15”E. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: NTM R24789, adult female, (Tissue sample No. ABTC DS2). coll. P. Horner, T. Hertog and L. Corbett, 5 September 1999. Rocky slope, on base of tree trunk surrounded by boulders. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis (37 specimens). A medium sized (40–44 mm SVL), very long-legged, very shallow-headed, saxicoline Cryptoblepharus, distinguished from Australian congeners by combination of modal values of six supraciliary scales, 26 mid-body scale rows, 49 paravertebral scales, 19 subdigital lamellae under fourth toe, nine palmar scales, 12 plantar scales and three posttemporal scales; mean values of hindlimb length 46.5% of snout-vent length, head depth 33.9% of head length, paravertebral scale 4.3% of snoutvent length, dorsolateral scale 84.3% of paravertebral scale width; reddish, randomly speckled or blotched body pattern and saxicoline habits. Additional details (6068 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Sympatry. Sympatric with C. ruber at Lake Argyle (Dead Horse Spring) WA and Bradshaw Station (Koolendong Valley) NT. With C. metallicus at Wyndham WA and Bradshaw Station (Lobby Creek) NT, where C. exochus also occurs on nearby Mosquito Flat. |
Etymology | Named for Juno who, in Roman religion and mythology, was principal goddess of the Pantheon and the patroness primarily of marriage and the well-being of women. |
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