THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS, DISTRIBUTION MAPS AND INFORMATION
Covering Snakes and Lizards, Crocodiles and Turtles, including Colubrid snakes, Pythons, Elapids (called Cobras or Coral Snakes in some countries), Sea Snakes, File Snakes, Blind (or Worm) Snakes, Sea Turtles, Freshwater Turtles (or Tortoises) Dragon Lizards (Agamas), Gecko's, Legless Lizards, Monitor Lizards (often called Goanna's in Australia), Skinks and Crocodilia.

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Elegant Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus pulcher

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Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher	Central East coast of Australia
Cryptoblepharus pulcher clarus	Coast of the Great Australian Bight

Notice that the eye is covered by a large clear scale, so the lizard cannot blink! (Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher Sydney,NSW)

Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher photographed at Dulwich Hill,Sydney, living on a brick wall.

Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher photographed near White Rock, South-eastern Qld

This small species is usually found amongst rocks trees and logs, and on walls and fences - and is found in two large but separated regions of Australia. It is a very agile climber.

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Last updated December 4, 2017