Biology:Ophiomorus latastii

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Short description: Species of lizard

Ophiomorus latastii
Ophiomorus latastii.jpg
Specimen from Jordan
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ophiomorus
Species:
O. latastii
Binomial name
Ophiomorus latastii
Boulenger, 1887
Ophiomorus latastii distribution.png

Latast's snake skink (Ophiomorus latastii) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.[1] The species is endemic to the Near East.

Etymology

The specific name, latastii, is in honor of French herpetologist Fernand Lataste.[2]

Geographic range

O. latastii is found in Israel; Jordan; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Syria; and possibly Lebanon.[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of O. latastii are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.[1]

Description

O. latastii is limbless.[3]

Reproduction

O. latastii is viviparous.[3]

Conservation status

The species O. latastii is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Disi, M.; A.M.; Werner, Y.; Crochet, P-A.; Hraoui-Bloquet, S.; Sadek, R. (2006). "Ophiomorus latastii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T61539A12510871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61539A12510871.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61539/12510871. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ophiomorus latastii, p. 151).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Species Ophiomorus latastii at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • 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 latastii, new species, p. 398 + Plate XXXIII, Figures 2, 2a).

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