Ophiomorus persicus

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Ophiomorus persicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Scinciformata
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ophiomorus
Species:
O. persicus
Binomial name
Ophiomorus persicus
(Steindachner, 1867)
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Synonyms [2]

Hemipodion persicumSteindachner, 1867

The Persian snake skink (Ophiomorus persicus) is a species of skink endemic to Iran. [2] [3] A specimen collected in 1999 was found on sandy clay soil near Artemisia shrubs. [3] It was originally described in 1867 as Hemipodion persicum. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Soheila Shafiei Bafti, Steven Anderson, Mozafar Sharifi.; Theodore Papenfuss (2009). "Ophiomorus persicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T164741A5922212. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164741A5922212.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 Ophiomorus persicus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-11-04.
  3. 1 2 ŠMÍD, JIŘÍ; MORAVEC, JIŘÍ; KODYM, PETR; KRATOCHVÍL, LUKÁŠ; YOUSEFKHANI, SEYYED SAEED HOSSEINIAN; FRYNTA, DANIEL (20 August 2014). "Annotated checklist and distribution of the lizards of Iran". Zootaxa. 3855 (1): 1–97. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3855.1.1. PMID   25284505.


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