| Cryptoblepharus boutonii | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoblepharus |
| Species: | C. boutonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoblepharus boutonii (Desjardins, 1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
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.
Etymology
The specific name, boutonii, is in honor of French botanist Louis Sulpice Bouton.
Habitat
The referred natural habitat of C. boutonii is the marine intertidal zone, at altitudes from sea level to 43 m (141 ft).
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.
Diet
C. boutonii preys upon small species of insects, crustaceans, and fishes.
Reproduction
C. boutonii is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cryptoblepharus boutonii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- 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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