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Cryptoblepharus gloriosus

Cryptoblepharus gloriosus, the Glorioso snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to the Comoros Islands, and can be found on Mayotte, Mohéli, and the Glorioso Islands.

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Cryptoblepharus gloriosus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Cryptoblepharus
Species:
C. gloriosus
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus gloriosus
(Stejneger, 1893)

Cryptoblepharus gloriosus, the Glorioso snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to the Comoros Islands, and can be found on Mayotte, Mohéli, and the Glorioso Islands.12

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References

  1. Hawlitschek, O.; Sanchez, M. (2021). "Cryptoblepharus gloriosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T178502A160880457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178502A160880457.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Cryptoblepharus gloriosus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.