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Cryptoblepharus  Wiegmann, 1834
Taxonomic Serial No.: 173974

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Snake-eyed Skinks [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2022   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbčnes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderAutarchoglossa   
                               FamilyScincidae Oppel, 1811 – Skinks  
                                  SubfamilyEugongylinae Welch, 1982  
                                     GenusCryptoblepharus Wiegmann, 1834 – Snake-eyed Skinks  
    Direct Children:  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus adamsi Horner, 2007 – Adams's Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus africanus (Sternfeld, 1918) – African Coral Rag Skink, East-African Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus ahli Mertens, 1928 – Ahl's Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus aldabrae (Sternfeld, 1918)  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus ater (Boettger, 1913) – Black Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus australis (Sternfeld, 1918) – Inland Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus balinensis Barbour, 1911  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus bitaeniatus (Boettger, 1913)  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus boutonii (Desjardin, 1831) – Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus buchananii (Gray, 1838) – Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus burdeni Dunn, 1927  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus caudatus (Sternfeld, 1918)  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus cognatus (Boettger, 1881) – Nosy Be Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus cursor Barbour, 1911  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus cygnatus Horner, 2007 – Swanson's Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus daedalos Horner, 2007 – Dappled Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus egeriae (Boulenger, 1889) – Christmas Island Blue-tailed Shinning-skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus eximius Girard, 1858  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus exochus Horner, 2007 – Noble Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus fuhni Covacevich and Ingram, 1978 – Black-boulder Shinning-skink, Fuhn's Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus furvus Horner, 2007  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus gloriosus (Stejneger, 1893)  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus gurrmul Horner, 2007 – Arafura Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus juno Horner, 2007 – Juno's Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus keiensis (Roux, 1910)  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus leschenault (Cocteau, 1832)  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus litoralis (Mertens, 1958) – Coastal Snake-eyed Skink, Supralittoral Shinning-skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus megastictus Storr, 1976 – Blotched Shinning-skink, Blotched Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus mertensi Horner, 2007 – Mertens's Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus metallicus (Boulenger, 1887) – Metallic Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus nigropunctatus (Hallowell, 1861) – Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae Mertens, 1928  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus novocaledonicus Mertens, 1928  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus novohebridicus Mertens, 1928  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus ochrus Horner, 2007 – Pale Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus pannosus Horner, 2007 – Ragged Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus (Cocteau, 1836) – Péron's Snake-eyed Skink, Callose-palmed Shinning-skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus (Wiegmann, 1836) – Oceanic Snake-eyed Skink, Mottled Snake-eyed Skink, Pacific Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus pulcher (Sternfeld, 1918) – Elegant Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus quinquetaeniatus (Günther, 1874) – Five-lined Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus renschi Mertens, 1928  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus richardsi Horner, 2007  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus ruber Börner and Schüttler, 1981 – Tawny Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus rutilus (Peters, 1879)  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus schlegelianus Mertens, 1928 – Schlegel's Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus tytthos Horner, 2007 – Pygmy Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus ustulatus Horner, 2007 – Russet Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus virgatus (Garman, 1901) – Cream-striped Shinning-skink, Wall Skink, Striped Snake-Eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus voeltzkowi (Sternfeld, 1918) – Voeltzkow's Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus wulbu Horner, 2007 – Spangled Snake-eyed Skink 
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus xenikos Horner, 2007  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus yulensis Horner, 2007  
                                        Species Cryptoblepharus zoticus Horner, 2007 – Agile Snake-eyed Skink 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid  
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Cryptoblepharus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cryptoblepharus   
       
  Source: Reptile Database (Mar 2022), website (version Mar-2022)  
  Acquired: 2002   
  Notes: Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2022) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 9 May 2022   
  Reference for: Cryptoblepharus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Applegarth, J. S.  
  Publication Date: 1983   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Index to the Genera of Reptilia - A Device to Assist Curators. Sauria (Lacertilia and Amphisbaenia), Third Edition   
  Page(s): 54   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cryptoblepharus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cryptoblepharus   
       

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