Ophiomorus latastii | |
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Specimen from Jordan | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Ophiomorus |
Species: | O. latastii |
Binomial name | |
Ophiomorus latastii Boulenger, 1887 | |
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.
The specific name, latastii, is in honor of French herpetologist Fernand Lataste. [2]
O. latastii is found in Israel, Jordan, Occupied Palestinian territories, Syria, and possibly Lebanon. [1]
The natural habitats of O. latastii are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. [1]
O. latastii is limbless. The snout is conical. There are 16 scale rows around the body at midbody. [3]
O. latastii is viviparous. [3]
The species O. latastii is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
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