
Cryptoblepharus
Snake-eyed Skinks
As recorded: Cryptoblepharus Wiegmann, 1834
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Scincidae
- Collected by
- E H Bryan, Jr
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Howland Island
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cryptoblepharus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,546 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Smoky Bay SA 5680, Australia
(c) Paddy Kemner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Smoky Bay SA 5680, Australia
(c) Paddy Kemner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Smoky Bay SA 5680, Australia
(c) Paddy Kemner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Smoky Bay SA 5680, Australia
(c) Paddy Kemner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Lord St, Highgate, WA, AU
(c) simon_hehir, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Griffith University stop B, Nathan QLD 4111, Australia
(c) buggygoil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cryptoblepharus. BPBM 1626. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92880443. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/1626.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92880443 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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