Ophiomorus blanfordii

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Ophiomorus blanfordii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ophiomorus
Species:
O. blanfordii
Binomial name
Ophiomorus blanfordii
(Blanford, 1879)
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Zygnidopsis brevipes
    Blanford, 1879
    (non Blanford, 1874)
  • Ophiomorus blanfordii
    Boulenger, 1887
    ( nomen novum )

Ophiomorus blanfordii, also known commonly as Blanford's snake skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Asia and South Asia.

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Etymology

The specific name, blanfordii, is in honor of English naturalist William Thomas Blanford. [3]

Geographic range

O. blanfordii is found in southeastern Iran and northwestern Pakistan. [1]

Description

O. blanfordii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in), with a tail length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). The legs are small and underdeveloped. Each front foot has four toes, and each hind foot has three toes. [4]

Reproduction

O. blanfordii is viviparous. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ophiomorus blanfordii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.
  2. Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Ophiomorus blanfordii, new name, p. 395 + Plate XXXIII, figures 1, 1a).
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Ophiomorus blanfordi [sic]", p. 27).
  4. Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. ("Ophimorus blanfordi [sic]", pp. 347–348).

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