Cryptoblepharus leschenault
Species of lizard
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Cryptoblepharus leschenault is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.[1][2]
| Cryptoblepharus leschenault | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoblepharus |
| Species: | C. leschenault |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoblepharus leschenault (Cocteau, 1832) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, leschenault, is in honor of French biologist Jean-Baptiste Leschenault de La Tour, who collected the holotype.[2][3]