Species Cryptoblepharus zoticus Horner, 2007
Agile Snake-eyed Skink
- Cryptoblepharus zoticus 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 [129].
Type data:
Holotype NTM R25845 (Tissue sample No. ABTC EQ1) adult male (on small outlier of sandstone rock outcrop), 10 km south-east of Hells Gate Roadhouse, Queensland, Australia [17°31’42”S 138°23’45”E].
Paratype(s) 16 specimens (in NTM, AM, ANWC, SAMA), various localities in northern NT and northern Qld.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII)
Distribution References
Misidentifications
As Cryptoblepharus megastictus Storr, 1976. – Wilson & Knowles 1988: 11 9; Covacevich & Couper 1991: 357; Horner 1991: 17; Ehmann 1992: 182; Cogger 2000: 405; Wilson & Swan 2003: 148.
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 [129] (Agile Snake-eyed Skink)
History of changes
| 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) |