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Mottled Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus)
These little skinks get their common name from their lack of
movable eyelids. They are most often found in rocky beach
areas, between the lines of low and high tide. [eng]
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Burden's Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus burdeni)
These remarkable little skinks live on the rocks in the tide pools,
amongst the crabs and rock-hopping fish. They dash about
looking for tiny edibles and avoiding the waves and the cameras
by zipping into crevices in the rocks. This one didn't entirely avoid
my camera, however. [eng]
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Australian Skinks - Cryptoblepharus virgatus
Photo and map of distribution. [eng]
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Australian Skinks - Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus
Photo and map of distribution. [eng]
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Cryptoblepharus carnabyi
Photo and map of distribution. [eng]
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Cryptoblepharus, alphabetisch geordnet
Literaturverzeichnis Scincidae. [deu]
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Scincidae: Cryptoblepharus
List of species. [eng]
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WESTERN SNAKE EYED SKINK - Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus - (Cocteau, 1836)
Australian Reptiles and Frogs - The Book - By Raymond Hoser - Now on CD-Rom. A small skink, this species only attains 9 cm.
Common throughout all of Australia except for the far east coast and south coastal regions, it is called the Snake Eyed
Skink because it's lower eyelid is fused and immovable, forming a spectacle covering the eye. Thus its' eyes are
permanently open, not unlike a snake. [eng]
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EASTERN SNAKE EYED SKINK Cryptoblepharus virgatus (Garman, 1901)
Australian Reptiles and Frogs - The Book - By Raymond Hoser - Now on CD-Rom. The Eastern Snake Eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus virgatus is found in most types of habitat. It shelters under tree bark
and in rock crevices from where it searches for insects during the day. [eng]
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