''Cryptoblepharus fuhni'', also known
commonly as the black-boulder shinning-skink, is a
species of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the
family Scincidae. The species is
endemic to
Queensland in
Australia
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Etymology
The specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''fuhni'', is in honor of Romanian herpetologist Ion Eduard Fuhn
Ion Eduard Fuhn (February 5, 1916 – August 30, 1987) was a Romanian herpetologist. He published over 80 research papers.
Early life
He became passionate about fauna as a youth, writing articles on the subject from age 16.
He graduated from ...
.[ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Cryptoblepharus fuhni'', p. 95).]
Description
Large for its genus and long-legged for its genus, ''C. fuhni'' may attain a snout-to-vent length of .[
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Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of ''C. fuhni'' is black granite boulders.
Reproduction
''C. fuhni'' is oviparous
Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ...
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References
Further reading
* Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
* 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. .
Cryptoblepharus
Skinks of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Reptiles described in 1978
Taxa named by Jeanette Covacevich
Taxa named by Glen Joseph Ingram
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