Species Cryptoblepharus ochrus Horner, 2007
Pale Snake-eyed Skink
- Cryptoblepharus ochrus 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 [97].
Type data:
Holotype NTM R22025 (Tissue sample No. ABTC YO6) adult female, Coward Springs Siding, South Australia [29°24’S 136°49’E].
Paratype(s) 21 specimens, northern SA, various localities.
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
'Northeastern South Australia (Fig. 99), extending from Wares Peak northwards to Finke River, west to Mintabie and east to Tilcha Bore' (Horner 2007)
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA: Channel Country (CHC), Finke (FIN), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal.
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 [97] (Pale 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) |