VU — Vulnerable

Cryptoblepharus gloriosus

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

REPTILIA

Order

SQUAMATA

Family

SCINCIDAE

Genus

Cryptoblepharus

Cryptoblepharus gloriosus belongs to the family SCINCIDAE, order SQUAMATA, within the REPTILIA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Rocky areasMajorShrublandMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Other threat

Ongoing

Storms & flooding

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection

Species management

Species recovery

Legislation

06 — Range

Found in 2 Countries

Comoros Mayotte

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Cryptoblepharus gloriosus (Cryptoblepharus gloriosus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/glorioso-snake-eyed-skink

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