Limbless skink

Limbless skink
Ophiomorus punctatissimus from the Peloponnese, Greece
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ophiomorus
Species: O. punctatissimus
Binomial name
Ophiomorus punctatissimus
(Bibron & Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Anguis punctatissimus
    Bibron & Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833
  • Ophiomorus punctatissimus
    Boulenger, 1887[1]

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

Geographic range

It is 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. 1 2 3 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.

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