| Ophisops pushkarensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Ophisops |
| Species: | O. pushkarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophisops pushkarensis Agarwal, Khandekar, Ramakrishnan, Vyas, & Giri, 2018 | |
Ophisops pushkarensis, the Pushkar small-scaled snake-eye, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is endemic to India. [1]
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Wilhelm Schlüter was a German natural history dealer.
O. elegans may refer to:
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