Cryptoblepharus boutonii

Cryptoblepharus boutonii
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Cryptoblepharus
Species:	C. boutonii
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus boutonii (Desjardins, 1831)
Synonyms [2]
Scincus boutonii Desjardins, 1831 Cryptoblepharus boutonii — Gray, 1845 Ablepharus boutonii — Strauch, 1868 Cryptoblepharus boutonii — Mertens, 1928

Cryptoblepharus boutonii, also known commonly as Bouton's snake-eyed skink, Bouton's skink, and the snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Mauritius, including nearby islets. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, boutonii, is in honor of French botanist Louis Sulpice Bouton. ^[3]

Habitat

The referred natural habitat of C. boutonii is the marine intertidal zone, at altitudes from sea level to 43 m (141 ft). ^[1]

Description

C. boultonii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 5 cm (2.0 in), and a tail length slightly greater than SVL. ^[1]

Diet

C. boutonii preys upon small species of insects, crustaceans, and fishes. ^[1]

Reproduction

C. boutonii is oviparous. ^[2] Clutch size is two eggs. ^[1]

References

1. Cole, N.; Sanchez, M. (2021). "Cryptoblepharus boutonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T172864A1374500. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T172864A1374500.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Cryptoblepharus boutonii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cryptoblepharus boutonii, p. 35).

Further reading

• Desjardins J (1831). "Sur trois espèces de Lézard du genre Scinque, qui habitent l'île Maurice (Ile-de-France)". Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris22: 292–299. (Scincus boutonii, new species, pp. 298–299). (in French and Latin).