Biology:Greek snake skink

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Short description: Species of lizard

Greek snake skink
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Ophiomorus punctatissimus from the Peloponnese, Greece
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ophiomorus
Species:
O. punctatissimus
Binomial name
Ophiomorus punctatissimus
(Bibron & Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833)
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Synonyms
  • Anguis punctatissimus
    Bibron & Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833
  • Ophiomorus punctatissimus
    — Boulenger, 1887[1]

The Greek snake skink (Ophiomorus punctatissimus) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.[2]

Geographic range

The skink can be found in Greece and Turkey.[2]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and plantations.[2]

References

  1. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 13 March 2014.

Further reading

  • Arnold EN, Burton JA. 1978. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe. London: Collins. 272 pp. ISBN:0-00-219318-3. (Ophiomorus punctatissimus, p. 181 + Plate 33 + Map 99).
  • Bibron G, Bory de Saint-Vincent JB. 1833. "Vertébrés a Sang froid. Reptiles et Poissons". pp. 57–76. In: Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire I, Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire É. 1833. Expédition scientifique de Morée. Section des Sciences physiques. Tome III.—1.re Partie. Zoologie. Première Section.—Des animaux vertébrés. Paris & Strasbourg: F.G. Levrault. 400 pp. + plates. (Anguis punctatissimus, pp. 71–72 + Plate XI, Figure 5).
  • Boulenger GA. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... ,Scincidæ, ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Ophiomorus punctatissimus, p. 397).

Wikidata ☰ Q1519365 entry