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 |
