Species Cryptoblepharus daedalos Horner, 2007
Dappled Snake-eyed Skink
- Cryptoblepharus daedalos Horner, P. 2007. Systematics of the snake-eyed skinks, Cryptoblepharus Wiegmann (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) – an Australian-based review. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory Supplement 3: 21-198 [68].
Type data:
Holotype NTM R13615 (Tissue sample No. ABTC DO4) adult male, Victoria Highway roadside, 7 km west of Victoria River Bridge, Northern Territory, Australia [15°35’S 131°05’E].
Paratype(s) NTM 15 specimens (Victoria River region), From north-western Northern Territory.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Horner, P. 2007. Systematics of the snake-eyed skinks, Cryptoblepharus Wiegmann (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) – an Australian-based review. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory Supplement 3: 21-198
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Predator, saxicoline.
Common Name References
Horner, P. 2007. Systematics of the snake-eyed skinks, Cryptoblepharus Wiegmann (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) – an Australian-based review. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory Supplement 3: 21-198 (Dappled Snake-eyed Skink)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |