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Dappled snake-eyed skink |
Gregory National Park, Northern Territory Photo © Aaron Fenner |
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Cryptoblepharus daedalos | ||||||||
Pronunciation | KRIP-toe-BLEFF-ah-russ | |||||||
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Etymology |
Cryptoblepharus: 'hidden eyelid', referring to the fused eyelids.
daedalos: from the Greek daidalos, meaning 'dappled' and in reference to the taxon's random body pattern of dark spots and flecks.1 |
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