Cryptoblepharus leschenault
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| Cryptoblepharus leschenault | |
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| File:Cryptoblepharus leschenault.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoblepharus |
| Species: | C. leschenault
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoblepharus leschenault (Cocteau, 1832)
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| File:Cryptoblepharus leschenault distribution.png | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Cryptoblepharus leschenault is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, leschenault, is in honor of French biologist Jean-Baptiste Leschenault de La Tour, who collected the holotype.[2][3]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitat of C. leschenault is forest.[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]C. leschenault is oviparous.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c d Cryptoblepharus leschenault at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Cryptoblepharus leschenault, p. 156).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Cocteau JT (1832). "Ablepharis". Magasin de Zoologie 2: classe 3, point 1. (Ablepharis lechenault, new species, six unnumbered pages + plate). (in French and Latin).
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