Cryptoblepharus ater

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Cryptoblepharus ater
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Cryptoblepharus
Species:
C. ater
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus ater
(Boettger, 1913)
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The black snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus ater) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to the Comoro Islands. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Augros, S. & Hawlitschek, O. 2021. Cryptoblepharus ater . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T178170A167243932. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178170/167243932. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.
  2. Cryptoblepharus ater at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.