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Snake-eyed Skink. Metallic

Cryptoblepharus metallicus


Maximum Snout Vent Length – 47mm

Found from the Northern NT ad most of eastern Queensland

In the Mackay/Whitsunday/Isaac region appears to favour the drier open forests where it lives an arboreal lifestyle. Snake-eyed skinks have fixed clear scales across their eyes hence their common name.

For a detailed description of this species please refer to A Field Guide to Reptiles of Queensland by Steve K. Wilson

Classifications: Reptiles
Family: Scincidae
Information sources: Photo taken at Bowen by Paul Horner

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