Unidentified Ophisops species from Bhimashankar hills, Maharashtra, India

''Ophisops'' is a genus of wall

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 ...

s of the family

Lacertidae The Lacertidae are the family (biology), family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Afro-Eurasia. It is a diverse family with at least 300 species in 39 genera. They represent the dominant group o ...

. They are small lacertids characterized by transparent lower eyelids that are completely or partially fused with the upper lids to form a cap over the eye. Species of the genus ''Ophisops'' are distributed in southeast Europe, northeast Africa, to west Asia.

Species

The following 11 species are recognized:"''Ophisops'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *''

Ophisops agarwali ''Ophisops agarwali'', the Agarwal's lacerta or Agarwal's snake-eye, is a species of lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most ocean ...

'' Patel & Vyas, 2020 - Agarwal’s snake-eye, Agarwal’s lacerta *''

Ophisops beddomei ''Ophisops beddomei'', commonly known as Beddome's snake-eye or Beddome’ s lacerta, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is a diurnal and fast-moving terrestrial lizard, which is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. ...

'' ( Jerdon, 1870) - Beddome's snake-eye, Beddome’s lacerta *''

Ophisops elbaensis ''Ophisops elbaensis'', the Mount Elba snake-eyed lizard, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is found in Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهو� ...

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& Marx, 1957 - Mount Elba snake-eyed lizard *'' Ophisops elegans'' Ménétries, 1832 - snake-eyed lizard *''

Ophisops jerdonii ''Ophisops jerdonii'', commonly known as Jerdon's cabrita, Jerdon's snake-eye, or Punjab snake-eyed lacerta, is a species of lacertid lizard, which is distributed in east Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. Etymology The specific name, ''jerd ...

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, 1853 - Jerdon's cabrita, Jerdon's snake-eye, Punjab snake-eyed lacerta *''

Ophisops kutchensis ''Ophisops kutchensis'', the Kutch small-scaled snake-eye, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is endemic to India. References Ophisops Reptiles of India Endemic fauna of India Reptiles described in 2018 ...

'' Agarwal, Khandekar, Ramakrishnan, Vyas, & Giri, 2018 - Kutch small-scaled snake-eye *''

Ophisops leschenaultii ''Ophisops leschenaultii'', commonly called Leschenault's snake-eye, Leschenault’s lacerta, or Leschenault's cabrita, is a species of lacertid lizard endemic to India and eastern Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, this lizard is called in Sinhala. ...

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, 1829) - Leschenault's snake-eye, Leschenault’s lacerta, Leschenault's cabrita *''

Ophisops microlepis ''Ophisops microlepis'', the small-scaled lacerta, is a species of 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. ...

'' Blanford, 1870 - small-scaled lacerta *''

Ophisops nictans ''Ophisops nictans'', the lesser snake-eyed lacerta, is a species of lizard found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ( ...

'' Arnold, 1989 - lesser snake-eyed lacerta *''

Ophisops occidentalis ''Ophisops occidentalis'', the western snake-eyed lizard is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Its natural habitats are temperate forest, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegeta ...

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, 1887 - western snake-eyed lizard *''

Ophisops pushkarensis ''Ophisops pushkarensis'', the Pushkar small-scaled snake-eye, is a wall lizard in the family of true lizards (Lacertidae). It is endemic to India. References Ophisops Reptiles of India Endemic fauna of India Reptiles described in 2 ...

'' Agarwal, Khandekar, Ramakrishnan, Vyas, & Giri, 2018 - Pushkar small-scaled snake-eye '' Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Ophisops''.

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