''Cryptoblepharus ater'', the black snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is

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to the island of

Grande Comore Grande Comore (; ) is an island in Comoros off the coast of Africa. It is the largest island in the Comoros nation. Most of its population is of the Comorian ethnic group. Its population is about 316,600. The island's capital is Moroni, which i ...

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. Augros, S. & Hawlitschek, O. 2021. Cryptoblepharus ater . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T178170A167243932. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178170/167243932. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3005777 Cryptoblepharus Endemic fauna of the Comoros Reptiles of the Comoros Reptiles described in 1913 Taxa named by Oskar Boettger