Cryptoblepharus burdeni explained

Cryptoblepharus burdeni is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Etymology

The specific name, burdeni, is in honor of American naturalist William Douglas Burden.^[1]

Geographic range

Within Indonesia, C. burdeni is found on the islands of Flores, Komodo, and Padar.

Further reading

• Dunn ER (1927). "Results of the Douglas Burden Expedition to the Island of Komodo. III.—Lizards from the East Indies". American Museum Novitates (288): 1–13. (Cryptoblepharus boutonii burdeni, new subspecies, pp. 11–12).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Cryptoblepharus burdeni, p. 43).