Cryptoblepharus boutonii

Cryptoblepharus boutonii, also known commonly as Bouton's snake-eyed skink, Bouton's skink, and the snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Mauritius, including nearby islets.[2]

Cryptoblepharus boutonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Cryptoblepharus
Species:
C. boutonii
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus boutonii
(Desjardins, 1831)
Synonyms[2]
  • Scincus boutonii
    Desjardins, 1831
  • Cryptoblepharus boutonii
    — Gray, 1845
  • Ablepharus boutonii
    — Strauch, 1868
  • Cryptoblepharus boutonii
    — Mertens, 1928

Etymology

The specific name, boutonii, is in honor of French botanist Louis Sulpice Bouton.[3]

Habitat

The referred natural habitat of C. boutonii is the marine intertidal zone, at altitudes from sea level to 43 m (141 ft).[1]

Description

C. boultonii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 5 cm (2.0 in), and a tail length slightly greater than SVL.[1]

Diet

C. boutonii preys upon small species of insects, crustaceans, and fishes.[1]

Reproduction

C. boutonii is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is two eggs.[1]

References
  1. Cole, N.; Sanchez, M. (2021). "Cryptoblepharus boutonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T172864A1374500. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T172864A1374500.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Cryptoblepharus boutonii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cryptoblepharus boutonii, p. 35).

Further reading
  • Desjardins J (1831). "Sur trois espèces de Lézard du genre Scinque, qui habitent l'île Maurice (Ile-de-France)". Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 22: 292–299. (Scincus boutonii, new species, pp. 298–299). (in French and Latin).



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