Cryptoblepharus pulcher
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Elegant Snake-eyed Skink
Also known as:
Fence Skink, Wall Skink, Bright Snake-eyed Skink
Subspecies I've seen:
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/15102832PD_skink.jpg)
C. p. clarus
Bright Snake-eyed Skink
![](../images/herps/thumbnails/022223_Manly_skink.jpg)
C. p. pulcher
Elegant Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus pulcher clarus
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Bright Snake-eyed Skink
![Bright Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus pulcher clarus)](../images/herps/standard/15102832PD_skink.jpg)
This species is mostly found along the east coast of Australia, but a few isolated populations live on the southern coast. These southern ones are classified as a separate subspecies from the others.
Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher
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Elegant Snake-eyed Skink
![Elegant Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher)](../images/herps/standard/022223_Manly_skink.jpg)
While we were in Wynnum hoping to spot dugongs, I managed to get one of these skittish skinks to sit still on a tree trunk for long enough to focus my camera.
Printed references:
- Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles & Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition
- Horner, P. 2007. Systematics of the snake-eyed skink genus Cryptoblepharus
- Wilson, S. and Swan, G. 2017. A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fifth Edition