Species Cryptoblepharus megastictus Storr, 1976

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• Cryptoblepharus megastictus Storr, G.M. 1976. The genus Cryptoblepharus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 4: 53-63 [61].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R43245, Mitchell Plateau, WA [14°52'S 125°50'E].

  Type locality references:

  Storr, G.M. 1976. The genus Cryptoblepharus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 4: 53-63.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Distribution restricted following Horner (2007: 90) 'North Kimberley region of Western Australia. Recorded from Mitchell Plateau, Kalumburu and Soela Falls'.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT, WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Diurnal, oviparous, saxicoline, tall open shrubland, terrestrial, woodland.

 

General References

Storr, G.M., Smith, L.A. & Johnstone, R.E. 1981. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Perth : University of Western Australia Press and Western Australian Museum 200 pp. (taxonomy)

 

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] (Blotched 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 [88] (Blotched Snake-eyed Skink)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
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