Cryptoblepharus keiensis (ROUX, 1910)
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Cryptoblepharus keiensis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Ablepharus boutonii keiensis ROUX 1910: 240 Ablepharus peroni keiensis — STERNFELD 1918: 422 Ablepharus boutonii var. intermedius DE JONG 1926: 93 Ablepharus boutonii var. quinquetaeniatus DE JONG 1926: 93 Ablepharus boutonii keiensis — MERTENS 1931: 147 Ablepharus boutonii intermedius — MERTENS 1931: 149 Ablepharus intermedius — DAAN & HILLENIUS 1966 Cryptoblepharus keiensis — GREER 1974: 21 Cryptoblepharus keiensis — WELCH 1990 Cryptoblepharus keiensis — HORNER 2007 Cryptoblepharus intermedius — HORNER 2007 |
| Distribution | Indonesia (Buru, Ambon, Haruku, Saparua, Seram and Kai = Kei Islands, Dullah Island, Langgur on Kai Kecil, Warka, Banda Elat and Cape Pattinson on Kai Besar) Type locality: Elat, Kei intermedius: Type locality: Rana, Buru Island, Maluku Province, Indonesia. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Syntypes: NMBA (= NHMB) 6203-06, ZMA.RENA 10836, ; Cotypes: MCZ R29162-63. Roux did not designate a holotype, but referred to 14 specimens from Elat, 4 specimens from Langgur, 3 specimens from Kei-Dulah, and 2 from Warka. Kramer (1979) listed NMBA 6203 as the holotype, but this is incorrect. The seven specimens listed are all from Elat. The remaining 7 Elat syntypes, and the 9 syntypes from other localities, have not yet been identified (Glenn Shea, pers. comm., Feb 2019). Lectotype: ZMA.RENA 10972 [intermedius] |
| Diagnosis | Comparisons: “C. intermedius is not as distinctly striped as C. keiensis, particularly in lacking the prominent pale mid-lateral stripe of C. keiensis. The two taxa also differ in size (mean SVL, 42.4 versus 38.4 mm), midbody scale rows (modally 26 versus 22), fourth toe supradigital scales (modally 18 versus 15), paravertebral scale width (mean 4.5 versus 3.6% of SVL) and though not statistically significant, number of paravertebral scales (modally 46 versus 50)” (HORNER 2007). |
| Comment | Synonymy: Mertens (1964) considered C. intermedius a synonym of C. keiensis, simply stating that he could not separate the two “races”. Although HORNER (2007) examined only 2 specimens he supports the recognition of C. intermedius. |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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