Snake-eyed Skink. Metallic
Cryptoblepharus metallicus
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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 |