Cryptoblepharus burdeni

Cryptoblepharus burdeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Cryptoblepharus
Species:
C. burdeni
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus burdeni
Dunn, 1927
Synonyms
  • Cryptoblepharus boutonii burdeni
    Dunn, 1927
  • Ablepharus boutonii burdeni
    — Mertens, 1931
  • Cryptoblepharus burdeni
    — Greer, 1974

Cryptoblepharus burdeni is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Etymology

The specific name, burdeni, is in honor of American naturalist William Douglas Burden.

Geographic range

Within Indonesia, C. burdeni is found on the islands of Flores, Komodo, and Padar.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cryptoblepharus burdeni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cryptoblepharus burdeni, p. 43).

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