The coastal snake-eyed skink or supralittoral shinning-skink (''Cryptoblepharus litoralis'') is a small skink found in

North Queensland North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its tropical northern part has been ...

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New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

. They are generally found darting around the rocky outcrops on beaches and headlands, not far from the water, hunting for small insects. Its genus name means "hidden eyelid", and its species name "intertidal". It is commonly known as the coastal tree skink. ''Cryptoblepharus litoralis'' is around 55 mm snout to vent, and dark-brown to black in colour with white to beige spots. The lower surface of the feet are shiny black. '' Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus'' is a very similar species, but has brownish lower surfaces on the feet.

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Cryptoblepharus Skinks of Australia Reptiles described in 1958 Taxa named by Robert Mertens Skinks of New Guinea {{skink-stub