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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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Cryptoblepharus
Species:
C. fuhni
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus fuhni

Etymology

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The specific name, fuhni, is in honor of Romanian herpetologist Ion Eduard Fuhn.[2][3]

Description

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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

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The preferred natural habitat of C. fuhni is black granite boulders.[1]

Reproduction

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C. fuhni is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d Cryptoblepharus fuhni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  3. ^ 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

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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.
  • 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.