Cryptoblepharus megastictus

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Cryptoblepharus megastictus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Cryptoblepharus
Species:
C. megastictus
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus megastictus
Storr, 1976

The blotched shinning-skink (Cryptoblepharus megastictus) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to the Northern Territory and Western Australia. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Shea, G.; Moritz, C. (2017). "Cryptoblepharus megastictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T109462486A109462491. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109462486A109462491.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Cryptoblepharus megastictus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.