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title: "Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink"
description: "Cryptoblepharus buchananii — Reptilien. Cryptoblepharus buchananii, also known as Buchanan's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/buchanan-s-snake-eyed-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink

> Cryptoblepharus buchananii — Reptilien. Cryptoblepharus buchananii, also known as Buchanan's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.

- Scientific name: *Cryptoblepharus buchananii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1861
- Wikidata: [Q3005782](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3005782)
- iNaturalist taxon: [98704](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/98704)

## Names

- en: Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1823)

## Summary

Cryptoblepharus buchananii, also known as Buchanan's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Western Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptoblepharus_buchananii

## Photo

![Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/buchanan-s-snake-eyed-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Astrid Osborne · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/318170784

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/buchanan-s-snake-eyed-skink?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).