Cryptoblepharus_buchananii

<i>Cryptoblepharus buchananii</i>

Cryptoblepharus buchananii

Species of lizard

Cryptoblepharus buchananii, also known as Buchanan's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Western Australia.[1][2]

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Description

Large for its genus, C. buchananii may attain a snout-to-vent length of 5 cm (2.0 in).[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. buchananii are desert, shrubland, and forest.[1]

Reproduction

C. buchananii is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Sanderson, C.; Ford, S.; Craig, M.; Lloyd, R. (2017). "Cryptoblepharus buchananii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109452830A109452860. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109452830A109452860.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Cryptoblepharus buchananii 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.
  • Gray JE (1838). "Catalogue of the Slender-tongued Saurians, with Descriptions of many new Genera and Species". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, [First Series ] 2: 287–293. (Tiliqua buchananii, new species, p. 291).
  • 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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