''Cryptoblepharus yulensis'' is a species of

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in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

References

* Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . * Horner P (2007). "Systematics of the snake-eyed skinks, ''Cryptoblepharus'' Wiegmann (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) – an Australian-based review". ''The Beagle Supplement'' 3: 21–198. (''Cryptoblepharus yulensis'', new species). * Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition''. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. . Cryptoblepharus Reptiles of Papua New Guinea Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea Reptiles described in 2007 Taxa named by Paul Horner (herpetologist) Skinks of New Guinea {{skink-stub

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