Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	SCINCIDAE

Scientific Name:

Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae

Species Authority:

Mertens, 1928

Common Name/s:

English

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New Guinea Snake-eyed Skink

Synonym/s:

Ablepharus boutonii subspecies aruensis (Mertens, 1928)

Ablepharus boutonii subspecies novaeguineae (Mertens, 1928)

Cryptoblepharus boutonii subspecies aruensis Mertens, 1928

Cryptoblepharus boutonii subspecies novaeguineae Mertens, 1928

Cryptoblepharus boutonii subspecies pallidus Mertens, 1928

Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae Mertens, 1928

Cryptoblepharus pallidus Mertens, 1928

Taxonomic Notes:

Horner (2007) concluded that Cryptoblepharus pallidus is a synonym of Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae.

The specific status of Cryptoblepharus spp. is not completely accepted and most species are considered as subspecies by many authors (Rocha et al. 2006).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Shea, G.
Reviewer/s:	Böhm, M., Collen, B. & Ram, M. (Sampled Red List Index Coordinating Team)
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, H.T., Wearn, O.R., Wren, S., Zamin, T., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Lewis, S., Lintott, P. & Powney, G.
Justification: Cryptoblepharus novaeguinae has been assessed as Least Concern because it has a relatively wide distribution across New Guinea. It may be threatened locally by deforestation but this is unlikely to be causing significant declines in C. novaeguinae at this time.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is restricted to New Guinea, along the northern lowlands, but including Port Moresby on the south side of the island, and the Aru Islands (Horner 2007).
Countries:	Native: Indonesia (Irian Jaya); Papua New Guinea
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Population [top]

Population:	No population information is available for this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits lowland broadleaf rain forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Deforestation in New Guinea may be impacting this species locally, but this is unlikely to be causing significant species level declines.

Major Threat(s):

Deforestation in New Guinea may be impacting this species locally, but this is unlikely to be causing significant species level declines.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No conservation measures are in place for this species. However, monitoring of this species and its habitat should be carried out to check levels of habitat degradation.

Conservation Actions:

No conservation measures are in place for this species. However, monitoring of this species and its habitat should be carried out to check levels of habitat degradation.

Citation:	Shea, G. 2010. Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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