All Species Animalia

Cryptoblepharus buchananii (Gray, 1838) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Cryptoblepharus buchananii (Gray, 1838) (Cryptoblepharus buchananii (Gray, 1838))
Animalia

Cryptoblepharus buchananii (Gray, 1838)

Cryptoblepharus buchananii (Gray, 1838)

Cryptoblepharus buchananii is a large-for-genus oviparous lizard that lives in desert, shrubland, and forest habitats.

Identify with AI — Offline
Family
Genus
Cryptoblepharus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Cryptoblepharus buchananii (Gray, 1838)

Size

Cryptoblepharus buchananii is large relative to other species in its genus, and can reach a snout-to-vent length of 5 cm (2.0 in).

Habitat

Its preferred natural habitats are desert, shrubland, and forest.

Reproduction

This species reproduces by laying eggs, meaning it is oviparous.

Photo: (c) John Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Sullivan · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Cryptoblepharus

More from Scincidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

App Store
Scan to download from App Store

Scan with iPhone camera

Google Play
Scan to download from Google Play

Scan with Android camera