| Cryptoblepharus | |
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| Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: |
Cryptoblepharus Wiegmann, 1834 |
| Species | |
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About 55, see text |
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About 55, see text
Cryptoblepharus is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae) commonly called snake-eyed skinks or shining-skinks. They occupy a fairly basal position among the Eugongylus group.
The following 54 species are some of the species recognized.
Fossil species or original research
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cryptoblepharus.