[1] Both their scientific and common names refer to the fact that their eyelids have fused to a translucent capsule; as in snakes, they thus are physically incapable of blinking.

[2] They are small lizards and prefer to live in the leaf litter of dry fields and hills.

[3] Their scales give them a very shiny, bronze appearance with a characteristically dark stripe down the sides of their bodies.

[4] Fully mature Ablepharus species can reach a total length (including tail) of up to 15 cm (5.9 in).

[4] Analysis of the stomach contents of certain Ablepharus species has led to the conclusion that common snake-eyed skinks are typically generalist predators.