Metallic Snake Eyed Skink

Continent: Australia
Distribution: Australia (from inland south-eastern Queensland, through eastern and northern Queensland, the northern half of the Northern Territory to the Kimberley region of Western Australia)
Type locality: most likely on the bank of the Victoria River, near the present-day town of Timber Creek, Northern Territory (see comment).

The metallic snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus metallicus) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia.