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List Of Reptiles Of Lebanon
This is a list of reptiles found in Lebanon. Emydid turtles * Balkan terrapin, ''Mauremys rivulata'' Land tortoises *Greek tortoise, ''Testudo graeca'' Marine turtles *Loggerhead turtle, ''Caretta caretta'' *Green turtle, ''Chelonia mydas'' Softshell turtles * Nile softshell turtle, ''Trionyx triunguis'' Agamid lizards * Rough-tailed rock agama, ''Laudakia stellio'' *'' Trapelus ruderatus'' Chameleons * Mediterranean chameleon, ''Chamaeleo chamaeleon'' Geckos * Levant fan-fingered gecko, ''Ptyodactylus puiseuxi'' * Kotschy's gecko, ''Mediodactylus kotschyi'' *Turkish gecko, ''Hemidactylus turcicus'' Lacertid lizards * Giant fringe-fingered lizard, ''Acanthodactylus grandis'' *Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard, ''Acanthodactylus schreiberi'' * Lebanon fringe-fingered lizard, ''Acanthodactylus tristrami'' * Wall lizard, ''Podarcis muralis'' *Fraas's lizard, ''Parvilacerta fraasii'' *'' Phoenicolacerta kulzeri'' * Lebanon lizard, ''Phoenicolacerta laevis'' * Levant green lizar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reptile
Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, squamates (lizards and snakes) and rhynchocephalians (tuatara). As of March 2022, the Reptile Database includes about 11,700 species. In the traditional Linnaean classification system, birds are considered a separate class to reptiles. However, crocodilians are more closely related to birds than they are to other living reptiles, and so modern cladistic classification systems include birds within Reptilia, redefining the term as a clade. Other cladistic definitions abandon the term reptile altogether in favor of the clade Sauropsida, which refers to all amniotes more closely related to modern reptiles than to mammals. The study of the traditional reptile orders, historically combined with that of modern amphibians, is called herpetology. The earliest known proto-reptiles originated around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parvilacerta Fraasii
Fraas's lizard (''Parvilacerta fraasii'') is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to Western Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''fraasii'', is in honor of German paleontologist Eberhard Fraas.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Lacerta fraasi'', p. 93). Geographic range ''P. fraasii'' is found in Lebanon and possibly Syria. Habitat The natural habitat of ''P. fraasii'' is rocky areas. Conservation status ''P. fraasii'' is threatened by habitat loss. References Further reading * Lehrs P. (1910). "''Über eine'' Lacerta ''aus dem hohen Libanon ( ''L. fraasii n. sp.'' ) und andere Montanformen unter der Eidechsen'' ". pp. 225–238. ''In:'' Anonymous (1910). ''Festschrift zum sechzigten Geburtstag Richard Hertwigs (München), gebornen den 23. September 1850 zu Friedberg i. H., Zweiter Band'' olume 2 Jena, Germany: G. Fischer. (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudopus Apodus
''Pseudopus'' is a genus of anguid lizards that are native to Eurasia. One extant species remains, the sheltopusik, with four fossil species. They are the most robust members of subfamily Anguinae. The oldest fossils of the group date to the Early Miocene, but there are possible Oligocene records. Classification Genus ''Pseudopus'' *''Pseudopus apodus ''Pseudopus'' is a genus of anguid lizards that are native to Eurasia. One extant species remains, the sheltopusik, with four fossil species. They are the most robust members of subfamily Anguinae. The oldest fossils of the group date to the Earl ...'' – sheltopusik, Pallas's glass lizard, European legless lizard, European glass lizard *†''Pseudopus ahnikoviensis'' *†''Pseudopus laurillardi'' *†''Pseudopus pannonicus'' *†''Pseudopus rugosus'' References Anguids Lizards of Asia Lizards of Europe Lizard genera Reptile genera with one living species Taxa named by Blasius Merrem {{Lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budak's Snake-eyed Skink
''Ablepharus budaki'', commonly known as Budak's skink and Budak's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Near East. Taxonomy ''A. budaki'' is a scincid saurian vertebrate. In 1997, it was promoted from its status as a subspecies of ''Ablepharus kitaibelii'' to full species status. www.reptile-database.org. Etymology The specific name, ''budaki'', is in honor of Turkish herpetologist . Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Ablepharus budaki'', p. 42). Geographic range ''A. budaki'' occurs in southern Turkey, western Syria, Cyprus, and Lebanon. Habitat The preferred habitat of ''A. budaki'' is leaf litter of shrubby or forested areas. Reproduction ''A. budaki'' is oviparous. Conservation status ''A. budaki'' is common and has no major threats in most of its range, though in Lebanon it may face a thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heremites Auratus
''Heremites auratus'', the Levant skink, golden grass mabuya, or golden grass skink, is a species of skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Ski .... It is found in Greece and Turkey, and possibly much more widely in Asia and even north-eastern Africa. References Heremites Lizards of Europe Reptiles of Turkey Reptiles described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Skink-stub ... [...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] |
Eumeces Schneiderii
''Eumeces schneiderii'', commonly known as Schneider's skink or the Berber skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Central Asia, Western Asia, and North Africa. There are five recognized subspecies. Etymology Both the specific name, ''schneiderii'', and one of the common names, Schneider's skink, are in honor of German zoologist Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("''Eumeces schneideri'' ic, p. 237; ''Eumeces schneiderii zarudnyi'', p. 293). The subspecific name, ''barani'', is in honor of Turkish herpetologist İbrahim Baran. The subspecific name, ''zarudnyi'', is in honor of Russian zoologist Nikolai Zarudny. Description ''E. schneiderii'' has the following characters: Head moderate; snout short, obtuse. Nasal rather large, usually divided, in contact with the two anterior upper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heremites Vittatus
The bridled mabuya or bridled skink (''Heremites vittatus'') is a species of skink found in North Africa and Middle East. They grow up to 22 cm. The binomial name of this species has seen multiple revisions in the early 2000s. The current binomial name is ''Heremites vittatus''. Previously it was known as ''Mabuya vittata'' and for short period as ''Eutropis vittata'' and ''Trachylepis vittata''. The reason for those changes is an attempt to divide the vast genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ... ''Mabuya'' in a few smaller genera. The bridled mabuya lives in open sandy or stony soil with little grass or bushy vegetation. They are usually found near water; in Egypt in the Wetlands and near oases in Tunisia. It can grow up to 22 centimeters long and has a smoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalcides Ocellatus
''Chalcides ocellatus'', or the ocellated skink (also known as the eyed skink or gongilo) is a species of skink found in Greece, southern Italy, Malta, Lebanon, and parts of northern Africa.Arikan, ''et al.''"An Investigation on the Blood-Serum Proteins of Chalcides ocellatus (Sauria: Scincidae) Populations from Southern Anatolia." Tr. J. Zool. 22 (1998) 175-177. UAE, Israel, It is also found in Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka. Description As an adult, it generally reaches about 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12 in) of length with a 22 to 39 g weight and has a small head, cylindrical body, and five toes on each foot. They are very agile and are often found in arid areas. It is strongly related to ''Chalcides colosii'', and ''C. colosii'' was formerly considered a subspecies of ''C. ocellatus''.Schleich, Hans-Hermann, ''et al.''. ''Amphibians and Reptiles of North Africa: Biology, Systematics, Field Guide''. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1996. ''C. ocellatus'' is notable for the presence of oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rüppell's Snake-eyed Skink
''Ablepharus rueppellii'', known commonly as Rüppell's snake-eyed skink, is a species of skink found in the Middle East. It was formerly considered a subspecies of ''Ablepharus kitaibelii'', but has since been distinguished. What is currently recognized as this species is possibly two distinct species. Range It is found throughout north and central Israel, Lebanon, western Jordan, and the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It also possibly lives in Syria, though this is also unconfirmed. In the areas where it can be found, it is generally uncommon. It is found in the leaf litter of forested or shrubby areas, and in Egypt, it is usually found near oases. It is highly localized in densely vegetated areas. In Israel, the species is common and can be found in cities. It is one of the few reptiles capable of living in areas afforested with Aleppo pine (these are very widespread in Israel). Possible threats Few threats exist to the species as a whole, though deforestation Defores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophisops Elegans
''Ophisops elegans'', commonly known as the snake-eyed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Mediterranean region and Central Asia. There are nine recognized subspecies. Description ''O. elegans'' has the following distinguishing characters: Head moderate, feebly depressed. Upper head-shields smooth or slightly rugose; nostril lateral, pierced between on upper and a lower nasal, and followed by one or two postnasals; frontonasal single; four supra-oculars, first and fourth very small, the two principal separated from the supraciliaries by a series of granules: occipital small, in contact with or separated from the interparietal; subocular bordering the lip, normally between the fourth and fifth upper labials; temporal scales small, smooth; usually two large supratemporal shields bordering the parietal; a large tympanic shield. A. gular fold may be distinguishable; collar absent or feebly marked. Dorsal scales variable in size, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesalina Brevirostris
''Mesalina brevirostris'', also known as Blanford's short-nosed desert lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. It occurs in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, and United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th .... References brevirostris Reptiles described in 1874 Taxa named by William Thomas Blanford {{Lacertidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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