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Cryptoblepharus ater

Cryptoblepharus ater, the black snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to the island of Grande Comore, Comoros.

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Cryptoblepharus ater
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Cryptoblepharus
Species:
C. ater
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus ater
(Boettger, 1913)

Cryptoblepharus ater, the black snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to the island of Grande Comore, Comoros.12

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  1. Augros, S.; Hawlitschek, O. (2021). "Cryptoblepharus ater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T178170A167243932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178170A167243932.en. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. Cryptoblepharus ater at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.