Cryptoblepharus buchananii, also known as Buchanan's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.

The species is endemic to Western Australia.

[1][2] Large for its genus, C. buchananii may attain a snout-to-vent length of 5 cm (2.0 in).

[2] The preferred natural habitats of C. buchananii are desert, shrubland, and forest.

[1] C. buchananii is oviparous.