Ophiomorus latastii

Ophiomorus latastii
Specimen from Jordan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ophiomorus
Species: O. latastii
Binomial name
Ophiomorus latastii
Boulenger, 1887

Ophiomorus latastii is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.[1]

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

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.[1]

Conservation status

It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Disi, M., A.M., Werner, Y., Crochet, P-A., Hraoui-Bloquet, S. & Sadek, R. 2005. Ophiomorus latastii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
  2. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ophiomorus latastii, p. 151).

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