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Cryptoblepharus fuhni

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Species of lizard

Cryptoblepharus fuhni
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Cryptoblepharus
Species: C. fuhni
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus fuhni
Covacevich & Ingram, 1978

Cryptoblepharus fuhni, also known commonly as the black-boulder shinning-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, fuhni, is in honor of Romanian herpetologist Ion Eduard Fuhn.

Description

Large for its genus and long-legged for its genus, C. fuhni may attain a snout-to-vent length of 5 cm (2.0 in).

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. fuhni is black granite boulders.

Reproduction

C. fuhni is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Couper, P.; Hoskin, C.; Amey, A. (2018). "Cryptoblepharus fuhni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109462396A109462399. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109462396A109462399.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cryptoblepharus fuhni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cryptoblepharus fuhni, p. 95).

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Covacevich J, Ingram GJ (1978). "An undescribed species of rock dwelling Cryptoblepharus (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 18: 151–154. (Cryptoblepharus fuhni, 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.


Taxon identifiers
Cryptoblepharus fuhni


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