Cryptoblepharus buchananii

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Cryptoblepharus buchananii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Cryptoblepharus
Species:
C. buchananii
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus buchananii
(Gray, 1838)
Synonyms [2]
  • Tiliqua buchananii
    Gray, 1838
  • Cryptoblepharus buchananii
    Horner, 2007

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 4 Cryptoblepharus buchananii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.

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