Cryptoblepharus xenikos
| Cryptoblepharus xenikos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Scinciformata |
| Family: | Eugongylidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoblepharus |
| Species: | C. xenikos
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoblepharus xenikos Horner, 2007
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Cryptoblepharus xenikos is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. xenikos is savanna.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Cryptoblepharus xenikos 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 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.