Cryptoblepharus leschenault

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
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Cryptoblepharus
Species:	C. leschenault
Binomial name
Cryptoblepharus leschenault (Cocteau, 1832)
Synonyms[2]
Ablepharis leschenault Cocteau, 1832 Cryptoblepharus leschenaultii — Gray, 1838 Ablepharus boutonii var. furcata Weber, 1890 Cryptoblepharus boutonii furcata — Dunn, 1927 Ablepharus boutonii leschenault — Mertens, 1930 Cryptoblepharis leschenault — Greer, 1974

Etymology

The specific name, leschenault, is in honor of French biologist Jean-Baptiste Leschenault de La Tour, who collected the holotype.^[2][3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. leschenault is forest.^[1]

Reproduction

C. leschenault is oviparous.^[2]