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Cryptoblepharus cursor BARBOUR, 1911

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
SubspeciesCryptoblepharus cursor cursor BARBOUR 1911
Cryptoblepharus cursor larsonae HORNER 2007 
Common Names 
SynonymCryptoblepharus boutonii cursor BARBOUR 1911: 18
Ablepharus boutoni cursor — DE ROOIJ 1915: 275
Ablepharus boutonii cursor — MERTENS 1931: 164
Cryptoblepharus cursor — GREER 1974: 21
Cryptoblepharus cursor — WELCH 1990
Cryptoblepharus cursor — HORNER 2007: 145

Cryptoblepharus cursor larsonae HORNER 2007
Cryptoblepharus cursor larsonae — KOCH 2012 
DistributionIndonesia (Java, Bali, Lombok, Tengah and Sangkarang Islands, islands off south-west Sulawesi)

Type locality: Ampenan, Lombok, Indonesia

larsonae: Islands off south-west Sulawesi. Type locality: Samalona Island, south Sulawesi, Indonesia, 05°08’S 119°21’E.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MCZ 7479 (cursor)
Holotype: NTM R21145, coll. H. Larson, 31 August 1989, Paratype: SMF [larsonae] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (11290 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentHabitat: arboreal, also on the ground and on beaches (littoral) 
EtymologyNamed after Latin Cursor, meaning "runner". 
References
  • Barbour, T. 1911. New lizards and a new toad from the Dutch East Indies, with notes on other species. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 24: 15-22. - get paper here
  • de Rooij, N. de 1915. The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden (E. J. Brill), xiv + 384 pp. - get paper here
  • 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
  • Koch, A. 2011. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi: Underestimated Diversity in a Dynamic Environment. In: F.E. Zachos and J.C. Habel (eds.), Biodiversity Hotspots. Springer, Berlin, p. 383-404 - get paper here
  • Koch, A. 2012. Discovery, Diversity, and Distribution of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi and its offshore islands. Edition Chimaira, 374 pp. [ISBN 978-3-89973-432-4] - get paper here
  • Mertens, R. 1930. Die Amphibien und Reptilien der Inseln Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa und Flores. Senck. Naturf. Gesell., Frankfurt am Main, Abhandl. 42(3): 117-344.
  • Mertens,R. 1931. Ablepharus boutonii (DESJARDIN) und seine geographische Variation. Zool. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 63-210
  • Sugianto RA, Iskandar DT, Syamsudin TS 2024. New records of Cryptoblepharus cursor Barbour, 1911 (Squamata, Scincidae, Eugongylinae) from Java, Indonesia. Check List 20(4): 833-841 - get paper here
 
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