Cryptoblepharus mertensi, also known commonly as Merten's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia.[1][2]
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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. mertensi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoblepharus mertensi Horner, 2007
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Etymology edit
The specific name, mertensi, is in honor of German herpetologist Robert Mertens.[2]
Habitat edit
Description edit
Small for its genus and short-legged for its genus, C. mertensi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4 cm (1.6 in).[2]
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Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c d Cryptoblepharus mertensi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
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.
- Horner P (2007). "Systematics of the snake-eyed skinks, Cryptoblepharus Wiegmann (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) – an Australian-based review". The Beagle Supplement 3: 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.
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