Cryptoblepharus mertensi

Cryptoblepharus mertensi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Cryptoblepharus
Species:	C. mertensi
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus mertensi Horner, 2007

Cryptoblepharus mertensi, also known commonly as Merten's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia. ^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The specific name, mertensi, is in honor of German herpetologist Robert Mertens. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Cryptoblepharus mertensi is forest. ^[1]

Description

Small for its genus and short-legged for its genus, Cryptoblepharus mertensi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4 cm (1.6 in). ^[2]

Behavior

Cryptoblepharus mertensi is arboreal. ^[1]

Reproduction

Cryptoblepharus mertensi is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Gillespie, G.; Cogger, H.; Woinarski, J.C.Z.; Fenner, A. (2018). "Cryptoblepharus mertensi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T109462499A109462524. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109462499A109462524.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Cryptoblepharus mertensi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN   978-0643100350.
• Horner P (2007). "Systematics of the snake-eyed skinks, Cryptoblepharus Wiegmann (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) – an Australian-based review". The Beagle Supplement3: 21–198. (Cryptoblepharus mertensi, new species).
• Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN   978-1921517280.