Ophiomorus

Ophiomorus punctatissimus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Ophiomorus
Species (12): O. blanfordi – O. brevipes – O. chernovi – O. kardesi – O. latastii – O. maranjabensis – O. nuchalis – O. persicus – O. punctatissimus – O. raithmai – O. streeti – O. tridactylus

Name

Ophiomorus Duméril & Bibron, 1839: 799

• Type species: Ophiomorus miliaris Duméril & Bibron, 1839, by monotypy.

Synonyms

• Hemipodion Steindachner, 1867: 265
  • Type species: Hemipodion persicum Steindachner, 1867, by monotypy.
• Zygnopsis Blanford, 1874: 33
  • Type species: Zygnopsis brevipes Blanford, 1874, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1839. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. VIII + 854 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Steindachner, F. 1867. Herpetologische Notizen. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe 55(1): 265–273. BHL Reference page. 
• Blanford, W.T. 1874. Descriptions of new Reptilia and Amphibia from Persia and Baluchistán. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 4 14(79): 31–35. DOI: 10.1080/00222937408680916 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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 & Reptile Conservation 5(1): 23–33. Reference page. 
• Kornilios, P., Kumlutaş, Y., Lymberakis, P. & Ilgaz, Ç. 2018. Cryptic diversity and molecular systematics of the Aegean Ophiomorus skinks (Reptilia: Squamata), with the description of a new species. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 56(3): 364–381. DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12205 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Ophiomorus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 March 2021.

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