Cryptoblepharus africanus

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Cryptoblepharus africanus
East-African Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus africanus) (14144126953).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Cryptoblepharus
Species:
C. africanus
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus africanus
(Sternfeld, 1918)

The East African snake-eyed skink or African coral rag skink (Cryptoblepharus africanus) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in eastern Africa. [1]

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