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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] |
William Thomas Blanford
William Thomas Blanford (7 October 183223 June 1905) was an English geologist and naturalist. He is best remembered as the editor of a major series on ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma''. Biography Blanford was born in London to William Blanford and Elizabeth Simpson. His father owned a factory next to their house on Bouverie street, Whitefriars. He was educated in private schools in Brighton (until 1846) and Paris (1848). He joined his family business in carving and gilding and studied at the School of Design in Somerset House. Suffering from ill health, he spent two years in a business house at Civitavecchia owned by a friend of his father. His initial aim was to enter a mercantile career. On returning to England in 1851 he was induced to enter the newly established Royal School of Mines (now part of Imperial College London), which his younger brother Henry F. Blanford (1834–1893), afterwards head of the Indian Meteorological Department, had alrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
