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Black Boulder Shinning Skink

Cryptoblepharus fuhni Covacevich & Ingram 1978

Distribution

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Continent: Australia
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
Type locality: Melville Range, Cape Melville, Cape York, 14° 16 S, 144°30 E, Qld.
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Cryptoblepharus fuhni

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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.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, fuhni, is in honor of Romanian herpetologist Ion Eduard Fuhn.[2][3]

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).[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. fuhni is black granite boulders.[1]

Reproduction

C. fuhni is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d 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).
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Cryptoblepharus fuhni: Brief Summary

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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.

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