Cryptoblepharus richardsi

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Cryptoblepharus richardsi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Cryptoblepharus
Species:
C. richardsi
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus richardsi
Horner, 2007

Cryptoblepharus richardsi is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Misima Island in the northwest of Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, richardsi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Stephen Richards, who collected the holotype. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. richardsi is the marine intertidal zone, at altitudes from sea level to 5 m (16 ft). [1]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus and short-legged for its genus, C. richardsi has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.2–4.3 cm (1.3–1.7 in). [2]

Reproduction

C. richardsi is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Shea, G.; Tallowin, O. (2015). "Cryptoblepharus richardsi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T42483559A42483562. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42483559A42483562.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cryptoblepharus richardsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.

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