Cryptoblepharus fuhni, also known commonly as the black-boulder shinning-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.[1][2]
| Cryptoblepharus fuhni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoblepharus |
| Species: | C. fuhni
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoblepharus fuhni Covacevich & Ingram, 1978
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Etymology edit
The specific name, fuhni, is in honor of Romanian herpetologist Ion Eduard Fuhn.[2][3]
Description edit
Large for its genus and long-legged for its genus, C. fuhni may attain a snout-to-vent length of 5 cm (2.0 in).[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of C. fuhni is black granite boulders.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Couper, P.; Hoskin, C.; Amey, A. (2018). "Cryptoblepharus fuhni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109462396A109462399. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109462396A109462399.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Cryptoblepharus fuhni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cryptoblepharus fuhni, p. 95).
Further reading edit
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Covacevich J, Ingram GJ (1978). "An undescribed species of rock dwelling Cryptoblepharus (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 18: 151–154. (Cryptoblepharus fuhni, 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.
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