Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus (Wiegmann, 1836) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus (Wiegmann, 1836)

Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus (Wiegmann, 1836)

Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus is a Scincidae lizard found throughout Oceania, also called mottled or Oceania snake-eyed skink.

Family
Genus
Cryptoblepharus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus (Wiegmann, 1836)

Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus, commonly known as the mottled snake-eyed skink or the Oceania snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard that belongs to the family Scincidae. This species is found across the entire region of Oceania.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Cryptoblepharus

More from Scincidae

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