NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cryptoblepharus furvus Horner, 2007
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cryptoblepharus furvus Horner, 2007
- Name authority
- Horner, 2007
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Cryptoblepharus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyScincidae
- subfamilyEugongylinae
- genusCryptoblepharus
- speciesCryptoblepharus furvus Horner, 2007
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cryptoblepharus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cryptoblepharus caudatus (Sternfeld, 1918) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arafura snake-eyed skinkCryptoblepharus gurrmul Horner, 2007 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Snake-eyed SkinkCryptoblepharus boutonii (Des Jardin, 1831) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptoblepharus burdeni Dunn, 1927 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black Snake-eyed SkinkCryptoblepharus ater (Boettger, 1913) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptoblepharus bitaeniatus (Boettger, 1913) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nosy Be Snake-eyed SkinkCryptoblepharus cognatus (Boettger, 1881) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Swanson’s snake-eyed skinkCryptoblepharus cygnatus Horner, 2007 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dappled snake-eyed skinkCryptoblepharus daedalos Horner, 2007 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptoblepharus eximius Girard, 1858 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black-boulder Shinning-skinkCryptoblepharus fuhni Covacevich & Ingram, 1978 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptoblepharus leschenault (Cocteau, 1832) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cryptoblepharus&species=furvus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:ZV2C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.