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Cryptoblepharus xenikos

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Cryptoblepharus xenikos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Cryptoblepharus
Species:
C. xenikos
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus xenikos
Horner, 2007

Cryptoblepharus xenikos is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.[1][2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of C. xenikos is savanna.[1]

Reproduction

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C. xenikos is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Allison, A. [in French]; Tallowin, O.; Richards, S. [in French] (2015). "Cryptoblepharus xenikos ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42483601A42483604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42483601A42483604.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cryptoblepharus xenikos at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.

Further reading

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  • 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. (Cryptoblepharos xenikos, 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.