Cryptoblepharus pannosus
Cryptoblepharus pannosus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Cryptoblepharus |
Species: | C. pannosus
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Binomial name | |
Cryptoblepharus pannosus Horner, 2007
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Cryptoblepharus pannosus, also known commonly as the ragged snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Geographic range[]
Within Australia, C. pannosus is found in New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria.[1]
Habitat[]
C. pannosus occurs in a variety of habitats, including forest, shrubland, and grassland.[1]
Description[]
Medium-sized for its genus and short-legged for its genus, as an adult C. pannosus has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.0–4.4 cm (1.6–1.7 in).[2]
Reproduction[]
References[]
- ^ a b c Vanderduys E (2018). "Cryptoblepharus pannosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109462545A109462548. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109462545A109462548.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Cryptoblepharus pannosus 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 pannosus, 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.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Cryptoblepharus
- Skinks of Australia
- Endemic fauna of Australia
- Reptiles described in 2007
- Taxa named by Paul Horner (herpetologist)
- Skink stubs