''Cryptoblepharus rutilus'' is a species of lizard in the family
Scincidae. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
Palau
Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Ca ...
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References
Cryptoblepharus
Reptiles of Palau
Endemic fauna of Palau
Reptiles described in 1879
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
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