Ablepharus eremchenkoi

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Ablepharus eremchenkoi

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ablepharus
Species:
A. eremchenkoi
Binomial name
Ablepharus eremchenkoi
(Panfilov, 1999)
Synonyms[2]
  • Asymblepharus eremchenkoi
    Panfilov, 1999
  • Ablepharus eremchenkoi
    Mirza et al., 2022

Ablepharus eremchenkoi is a

Scincidae. The species is native to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, eremchenkoi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Valery Konstantinovich Eremchenko[3] (also published as Jeremčenko).

Geographic range

A. eremchenkoi is found in southern Kazakhstan and northwestern Kyrgyzstan.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. eremchenkoi is rocky areas, at altitudes of 2,500–3,300 m (8,200–10,800 ft).[1]

References

Further reading

  • Mirza ZA, Bragin AM, Bhosale H, Gowande GG, Patel H, Poyarkov NA (2022). "A new ancient lineage of ablepharine skinks (Sauria: Scincidae) from eastern Himalayas with notes on origin and systematics of the group". PeerJ 10: e12800. (Ablepharus eremchenkoi, new combination).
  • Panfilov AM (1999). "Mejpopyliatsionnie otioshenniia i vidovaia prinadkejnosty gornykh ligozomiykh kompleksa Asymblepharus alaicus Severo-Zapadnogo i Vnutrennego Tian-Shannia". Izvestija nacional'noj Akademii Nauk Kyrghyzskoj Respubliki 1: 51–55. (Asymblepharus eremchenkoi, new species). (in Russian).
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