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Arafura snake-eyed skink |
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Cryptoblepharus gurrmul | ||||||||
Pronunciation | KRIP-toe-BLEFF-ah-russ | |||||||
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Etymology |
Cryptoblepharus: 'hidden eyelid', referring to the fused eyelids.
gurrmul: "From the Margu Aboriginal language, 'Gurrmul' being the name given to New Year island, the type locality. Used as a noun in apposition."1 |
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Other names |
Cryptoblepharus litoralis
Cryptoblepharus horneri |
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