Ophiomorus tridactylus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Ophiomorus
Species: Ophiomorus tridactylus

Name

• Ophiomorus tridactylus (Blyth, 1853)

Syntypes (6): ZSI 2526-2529, 2531-2532, presented by Allan Webb.

Type locality: “Afghanistan”.

Combinations

• Sphenocephalus tridactylus Blyth, 1853: 654 [original combination]
• Sphenoscincus tridactylus — Peters, 1875: 553 [subsequent combination]
• Ophiomorus tridactylus — Boulenger, 1887: 394 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Blyth, E. 1853. Notices and descriptions of various reptiles, new or little-known. Part I. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 22: 639–655. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Ophiomorus tridactylus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 May 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Three-toed Snake Skink