Species Cryptoblepharus fuhni Covacevich & Ingram, 1978
Black-boulder Shinning-skink, Fuhn’s Snake-eyed Skink
- Cryptoblepharus fuhni Covacevich, J. & Ingram, G.J. 1978. An undescribed species of rock dwelling Cryptoblepharus (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 18: 151-154 [151].
Type data:
Holotype QM J20566, Melville Range, Cape Melville, Cape York, QLD [14°16'S 144°30'E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
'Melville Range, Cape Melville, northeast Queensland', see Horner (2007)
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, oviparous, saxicoline, terrestrial.
General References
Börner, A.-R. & Schüttler, B. 1981. Über die australischen Skinke des Cryptoblepharus boutonii - Komplexes. Miscellaneous Articles in Saurology 8: 1-10 (taxonomy)
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 [74]
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [24] (Black-boulder Shinning-skink)
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 [74] (Fuhn’s Snake-eyed Skink)
History of changes
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