| Cryptoblepharus mertensi | |
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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. mertensi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoblepharus mertensi Horner, 2007 | |
Cryptoblepharus mertensi, also known commonly as Merten's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, mertensi, is in honor of German herpetologist Robert Mertens.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. mertensi is forest.
Description
Small for its genus and short-legged for its genus, C. mertensi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4 cm (1.6 in).
Behavior
C. mertensi is arboreal.
Reproduction
C. mertensi is oviparous.
References
- ^ Gillespie, G.; Cogger, H.; Woinarski, J.C.Z.; Fenner, A. (2018). "Cryptoblepharus mertensi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109462499A109462524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109462499A109462524.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Cryptoblepharus mertensi 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 mertensi, 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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