Ophiomorus latastii

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Ophiomorus latastii
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Specimen from Jordan
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ophiomorus
Species:
O. latastii
Binomial name
Ophiomorus latastii
Boulenger, 1887
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Ophiomorus latastii, also known commonly as Lataste's snake skink [2] and Latast's [sic] snake skink [3] is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Scincinae of the family Scincidae. [1] The species is native to the Near East.

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Etymology

The specific name, latastii, is in honor of French herpetologist Fernand Lataste. [2]

Geographic range

O. latastii is found in Israel, Jordan, Occupied Palestinian territories, Syria, and possibly Lebanon. [1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of O. latastii are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. [1]

Description

O. latastii is limbless. The snout is conical. There are 16 scale rows around the body at midbody. [3]

Reproduction

O. latastii is viviparous. [3]

Conservation status

The species O. latastii is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Disi, M., A.M. [sic]; Werner, Y.; Crochet, P-A. [sic]; Hraoui-Bloquet, S.; Sadek, R. (2006). "Ophiomorus latastii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T61539A12510871. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61539A12510871.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ophiomorus latastii, p. 151).
  3. 1 2 3 Species Ophiomorus latastii at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

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