Ablepharus budaki
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ablepharus |
| Species: | A. budaki
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Ablepharus budaki, commonly known as Budak's skink and Budak's snake-eyed skink, is a
.Taxonomy
A. budaki is a
scincid saurian vertebrate. In 1997, it was promoted from its status as a subspecies of Ablepharus kitaibelii to full species status.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, budaki, is in honor of Turkish herpetologist Abidin Budak.[3]
Geographic range
A. budaki occurs in southern Turkey, western Syria, Cyprus, and Lebanon.[1]
Habitat
The preferred
Reproduction
Conservation status
A. budaki is common and has no major threats in most of its range, though in Lebanon it may face a threat from deforestation.[1]
References
- ^ doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61450A12488080.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.)
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ a b c Species Ablepharus budaki at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ablepharus budaki, p. 42).
Further reading
- Göçmen B, Kumlutaş Y, Tosunoglu M (1996). "A new subspecies, Ablepharus kitaibelii (Bibron & Borry, 1833) budaki n. ssp. (Sauria: Scincidae) from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus". Turkish Journal of Zoology 20: 397–405. (Ablepharus kitaibelii budaki, new subspecies).
- Poulakakis N, Lymberakis P, Tsigenopoulos CS, Magoulas A, Mylonas M (2005). "Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of snake-eyed skink Ablepharus kitaibelii (Sauria: Scincidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34 (2): 245–256.
- Schmidtler JF (1997). "Die Ablepharus kitaibelii - Gruppe in Süd-Anatolien und benachbarten Gebieten (Squamata: Sauria: Scinidae)". Herpetozoa 10 (1/2): 35–63. (Ablepharus budaki, new status). (in German).
- ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.