Peloponnese slow worm
| Peloponnese slow worm | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Anguis |
| Species: | A. cephalonnica |
| Binomial name | |
| Anguis cephalonnica Werner, 1894 | |
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The Peloponnese slow worm (Anguis cephalonnica) is a species of lizard in the Anguidae family. It is endemic to Greece. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations and rural gardens.
References
- Böhme, W. & Lymberakis, P. 2005. Anguis cephalonnica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 July 2007.
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