Subspecies Cryptoblepharus pulcher clarus (Storr, 1961)
Bright Snake-eyed Skink
- Ablepharus boutonii clarus Storr, G.M. 1961. Ablepharus boutonii clarus, a new skink from the Esperance District, Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 7: 176-178 [177, fig.] [as junior synonym of C. virgatus in Cogger et al. (1983), status revised to subspecies by Horner (2007: 110)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) WAM R18228–31, lower Dalyup River, (20 mi[les] WNW of Esperance), WA [33°45'S 121°32'E]. - Cryptoblepharus suburbia Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985].
Type data:
Holotype AM R116951 (Holotype originally cited by field number only (Shea and Sadlier 1999)), Sydney, NSW.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
IBRA
SA, WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Hampton (HAM), Mallee (MAL), Nullarbor (NUL)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Also found on coastal and near-coastal heaths and rock outcrops.
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 (revised status)
Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2003. A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Australia : Holland 448 pp. [150]
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 [110] (Bright Snake-eyed Skink)
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