Cryptoblepharus burdeni

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Cryptoblepharus burdeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Cryptoblepharus
Species:
C. burdeni
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus burdeni
Dunn, 1927
Synonyms[1]
  • Cryptoblepharus boutonii burdeni
    Dunn, 1927
  • Ablepharus boutonii burdeni
    Mertens, 1931
  • Cryptoblepharus burdeni
    Greer, 1974

Cryptoblepharus burdeni is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.[1]

Etymology[edit]

The specific name, burdeni, is in honor of American naturalist William Douglas Burden.[2]

Geographic range[edit]

Within Indonesia, C. burdeni is found on the islands of Flores, Komodo, and Padar.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Cryptoblepharus burdeni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cryptoblepharus burdeni, p. 43).

Further reading[edit]

  • Dunn ER (1927). "Results of the Douglas Burden Expedition to the Island of Komodo. III.—Lizards from the East Indies". American Museum Novitates (288): 1–13. (Cryptoblepharus boutonii burdeni, new subspecies, pp. 11–12).