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Ophiomorus
''Ophiomorus'' is a genus of Old World skinks. www.reptile-database.org. The limbs are either reduced or absent, depending on the species. They are sometimes known as limbless skinks or snake skinks. Members of the genus live under rocks or in burrows. Species The following 12 species are recognized: *'' Ophiomorus blanfordii'' ( Blanford, 1879) – Blanford's snake skink *'' Ophiomorus brevipes'' ( Blanford, 1874) – short-legged snake skink *'' Ophiomorus chernovi'' S.C. Anderson & Leviton, 1966 – Chernov's snake skink *'' Ophiomorus kardesi'' Kornilios, Kumlutaş, Lymberakis & Ilgaz, 2018 *''Ophiomorus latastii'' Boulenger, 1887 – Latast's snake skink *'' Ophiomorus maranjabensis'' Kazemi, Farhadi Qomi, Kami & S.C. Anderson, 2011 – Maranjab's snake skink *'' Ophiomorus nuchalis'' Nilson & Andrén, 1978 – Nilson's snake skink, plateau snake skink *'' Ophiomorus persicus'' ( Steindachner, 1867) – Persian snake skink *''Ophiomorus punctatissimus'' (Bibron & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiomorus Raithmai
''Ophiomorus raithmai'', known commonly as the eastern sand swimmer and the three-fingered sand-fish, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in India and Pakistan. Etymology The specific name, ''raithmai'', is derived from the Sindhi common name for this lizard, ''raith mai'', which means "sand fish". Geographic range ''O. raithmai'' is found in northwestern India (Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan) and in adjacent southeastern Pakistan.. www.reptile-database.org. Habitat The natural habitat of ''O. raithmai'' is desert. Khan MS, Papenfuss TJ (2010). "''Ophiomorus raithmai'' ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. Reproduction ''O. raithmai'' is viviparous Among animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. This is opposed to oviparity which is a reproductive mode in which females lay developing eggs that complete their development and hatch externally from the .... References Further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiomorus Punctatissimus
The Greek snake skink (''Ophiomorus punctatissimus'') is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. Geographic range The skink can be found in Greece and Turkey. Habitat Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and plantation A plantation is an agricultural estate, generally centered on a plantation house, meant for farming that specializes in cash crops, usually mainly planted with a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. The ...s.Lymberakis P, Tok V, Ugurtas I, Sevinç M, Crochet P-A, Kaska Y, Kumlutaş Y, Kaya U, Avci A, Üzüm N, Yeniyurt C, Akarsu F. 2009''Ophiomorus punctatissimus'' Downloaded on 13 March 2014. References Further reading *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Snake Skink
The Greek snake skink (''Ophiomorus punctatissimus'') is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. Geographic range The skink can be found in Greece and Turkey. Habitat Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and plantation A plantation is an agricultural estate, generally centered on a plantation house, meant for farming that specializes in cash crops, usually mainly planted with a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. The ...s.Lymberakis P, Tok V, Ugurtas I, Sevinç M, Crochet P-A, Kaska Y, Kumlutaş Y, Kaya U, Avci A, Üzüm N, Yeniyurt C, Akarsu F. 2009''Ophiomorus punctatissimus'' Downloaded on 13 March 2014. References Further reading *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiomorus Latastii
Latast's snake skink (''Ophiomorus latastii'') is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Near East. Etymology The specific name, ''latastii'', is in honor of French herpetologist Fernand Lataste.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Ophiomorus latastii'', p. 151). Geographic range ''O. latastii'' is found in Israel; Jordan; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Syria; and possibly Lebanon. Habitat The natural habitats of ''O. latastii'' are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. Description ''O. latastii'' is limbless.. www.reptile-database.org. Reproduction ''O. latastii'' is viviparous. Conservation status The species ''O. latastii'' is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiomorus Chernovi
Chernov's snake skink (''Ophiomorus chernovi'') is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Asia and Central Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''chernovi'', is in honor of Russian herpetologist Sergius Alexandrovich Chernov. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Ophiomorus chernovi'', p. 53). Geographic range ''O. chernovi'' is found in Iran and Turkmenistan. Description ''O. chernovi'' has four digits on each front foot, and it has three digits on each hind foot. It has 24 scale rows around the body at midbody. The snout is cuneiform. Reproduction ''O. chernovi'' is viviparous Among animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. This is opposed to oviparity which is a reproductive mode in which females lay developing eggs that complete their development and hatch externall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiomorus Nuchalis
''Ophiomorus nuchalis'', the Nilson's snake skink or plateau snake skink, is a species of skink, a lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ... in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Iran. References Ophiomorus Reptiles of Iran Endemic fauna of Iran Reptiles described in 1978 Taxa named by Claes Andrén Taxa named by Göran Nilson {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiomorus Blanfordii
''Ophiomorus blanfordii'', also known Common name, commonly as Blanford's snake skink, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Asia and South Asia. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''blanfordii'', is in honor of English naturalist William Thomas Blanford. Geographic range ''O. blanfordii'' is found in southeastern Iran and northwestern Pakistan. Description ''O. blanfordii'' may attain a Snout-vent length, snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , with a tail length of . The legs are small and underdeveloped. Each front foot has four toes, and each hind foot has three toes.Malcolm Arthur Smith, 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). Reproduction ''O. blanfordii'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiomorus Persicus
The Persian snake skink (''Ophiomorus persicus'') is a species of skink endemic to Iran. A specimen collected in 1999 was found on sandy clay soil near ''Artemisia Artemisia may refer to: People * Artemisia I of Caria (fl. 480 BC), queen of Halicarnassus under the First Persian Empire, naval commander during the second Persian invasion of Greece * Artemisia II of Caria (died 350 BC), queen of Caria under th ...'' shrubs. It was originally described in 1867 as ''Hemipodion persicum''. References Ophiomorus Reptiles of Iran Endemic fauna of Iran Reptiles described in 1867 Taxa named by Franz Steindachner {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiomorus Streeti
Street's snake skink (''Ophiomorus streeti'') is a species of skink, a lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ... in the family Scincidae. The species is from Iran. References Ophiomorus Taxa named by Steven C. Anderson Taxa named by Alan E. Leviton Reptiles described in 1966 {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiomorus Maranjabensis
Maranjab's snake skink (''Ophiomorus maranjabensis'') is a species of skink, a lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ... in the family Scincidae. It can be found in north-east of Kashan, Dasht-e Kavir, Iran. From snout to vent 95 mm, tail 81 mm. irandeserts.com References Ophiomorus[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiomorus Brevipes
The short-legged snake skink (''Ophiomorus brevipes'') is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... References Ophiomorus Taxa named by William Thomas Blanford Reptiles described in 1874 {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiomorus Kardesi
''Ophiomorus kardesi'' is a species of skink, a lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ... in the family Scincidae. The species is from Turkey. References Ophiomorus Reptiles described in 2018 {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |