Cryptoblepharus burdeni

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

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

References

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).