CAVS: 5166
Species Cryptoblepharus mertensi Horner, 2007
Merten's Snake-eyed Skink
- Cryptoblepharus mertensi 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 [90].
Type data:
Holotype R22943 (Tissue sample No. ABTC BC4) Adult female, Roper River, junction with Sherwin Creek, Northern Territory, Australia [14°39’29”S 134°21’32”E].
Paratype(s) 22 specimens, From gulf region of the Northern Territory.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Gulf region of the Northern Territory; from near Roper Bar, on the lower reaches of the Roper River, southwards to Batten Creek, a tributary of the McArthur River
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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) |