Cryptoblepharus egeriae: Difference between revisions

''C. egeriae'' is most closely related to the [[Cryptoblepharus metallicus|''metallicus'']] group of ''[[Cryptoblepharus]],'' native to Australia, with the estimated divergence of ''C. egeriae'' from the group taking place around 7 million years ago,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Oliver|first=Paul M.|last2=Blom|first2=Mozes P. K.|last3=Cogger|first3=Harold G.|last4=Fisher|first4=Robert N.|last5=Richmond|first5=Jonathan Q.|last6=Woinarski|first6=John C. Z.|date=2018-06-30|title=Insular biogeographic origins and high phylogenetic distinctiveness for a recently depleted lizard fauna from Christmas Island, Australia|url=https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2017.0696|journal=Biology Letters|volume=14|issue=6|pages=20170696|doi=10.1098/rsbl.2017.0696|pmc=PMC60306056030605|pmid=29899126}}</ref>