Cryptoblepharus fuhni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Cryptoblepharus |
Species: | C. fuhni
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Binomial name | |
Cryptoblepharus fuhni
Covacevich &
Ingram, 1978
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Cryptoblepharus fuhni, also known commonly as the black-boulder shinning-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia. [1] [2]
The specific name, fuhni, is in honor of Romanian herpetologist Ion Eduard Fuhn. [2] [3]
Large for its genus and long-legged for its genus, C. fuhni may attain a snout-to-vent length of 5 cm (2.0 in). [2]
The preferred natural habitat of C. fuhni is black granite boulders. [1]