| Cryptoblepharus adamsi | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoblepharus |
| Species: | C. adamsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoblepharus adamsi Horner, 2007 | |
Cryptoblepharus adamsi, also known commonly as Adams's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, adamsi, is in honor of Australian biologist Mark Adams.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. adamsi is savanna.
Description
Small for its genus, C. adamsi has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of less than 4 cm (1.6 in) as an adult.
Behavior
C. adamsi is arboreal.
Reproduction
C. adamsi is oviparous.
References
- ^ Vanderduys E (2018). "Cryptoblepharus adamsi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109452429A109452460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109452429A109452460.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Cryptoblepharus adamsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Horner P (2007). "Systematics of the snake-eyed skinks, Cryptoblepharus Wiegmann (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) – an Australian-based review". The Beagle Supplement 3: 21–198. (Cryptoblepharus adamsi, new species).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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| Cryptoblepharus adamsi | |
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