Subspecies Cryptoblepharus litoralis horneri Wells & Wellington, 1985

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• Cryptoblepharus litoralis horneri Wells & Wellington, 1985.

  Type data:

   Holotype NTM R7762, Cape Wessel island (= Rimbija Island), Wessel Islands, Northern Territory [11°00’S 136°45’E].

  Type locality 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 [83].

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Extra Distribution Information

'Coastal Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Occurring mainly on off-shore islands (Rimbija, Emu, Jensen and islet’L’ in the Wessel group; Elcho, Truant and New Year Islands). Recorded from the mainland coast near Murgenella. All records are located within the Arnhem Coast (ARC) bioregion' (Horner 2007)

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Diurnal, mangrove, oviparous, saxicoline, supralittoral, terrestrial.

 

General 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 [83]

 

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 [83] (Horner's Snake-eyed Skink)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024		16-Dec-2011	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)