Cryptoblepharus richardsi

Cryptoblepharus richardsi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
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]}

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]

References

1. 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. Cryptoblepharus richardsi 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 richardsi, 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.