Ophiomorus
| Ophiomorus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Ophiomorus punctatissimus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae |
| Genus: | Ophiomorus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839[1] |
Ophiomorus is a genus of Old World skinks.[2]
Species
The following 11 species are recognized:[2]
- Ophiomorus blanfordi Boulenger, 1887
- Ophiomorus brevipes (Blanford, 1874)
- Ophiomorus chernovi S.C. Anderson & Leviton, 1966
- Ophiomorus latastii Boulenger, 1887
- Ophiomorus maranjabensis Kazemi, Farhadi Qomi, Kami & Anderson, 2011
- Ophiomorus nuchalis Nilson & Andrén, 1978
- Ophiomorus persicus (Steindachner, 1867)
- Ophiomorus punctatissimus (Bibron & Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833)
- Ophiomorus raithmai S.C. Anderson & Leviton, 1966
- Ophiomorus streeti S.C. Anderson & Leviton, 1966
- Ophiomorus tridactylus (Blyth, 1853)
References
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. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Genus Ophiomorus, p. 393).
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G. 1839. Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome cinquième. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Ophiomorus, new genus, p. 799).
- Greer, A.E.; Wilson, G.D.F. 2001. Comments on the scincid lizard genus Ophiomorus, with a cladistic analysis of the species. Hamadryad 26: 261-271.
- Kazemi, S.M.; Farhadi Qomi, M.; Kami, H.G.; Anderson, S.C. 2011. A new species of Ophiomorus (Squamata: Scincidae) from Maranjab Desert, Isfahan Province, Iran, with a revised key to the genus. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 5 (1): 23-33 (e23).
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.