Cryptoblepharus pulcher | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Cryptoblepharus |
Species: | C. pulcher |
Binomial name | |
Cryptoblepharus pulcher (Sternfeld, 1918) | |
The elegant snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus pulcher) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to southern and eastern Australia. [1] [2]
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