Species Cryptoblepharus ruber Börner & Schüttler, 1981
Tawny Snake-eyed Skink
- Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus ruber Börner, A.-R. & Schüttler, B. 1981. Über die australischen Skinke des Cryptoblepharus boutonii - Komplexes. Miscellaneous Articles in Saurology 8: 1-10 [4].
Type data:
Holotype SMF 32823, Kalindi Grotto, Bachsten Creek, NW Australia.
Introduction
Removed from synonymy with C. plagiocephalus by Horner (2007: 114)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Distribution References
General References
Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [142] (as junior synonym of Cryproblepharus plagiocephalus)
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
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 [114] (Tawny Snake-eyed Skink)
History of changes
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