Minor snake-eyed skink
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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. grayanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ablepharus grayanus (Stoliczka, 1872)
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The minor snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus grayanus) is a
Scincidae. The species is native to Asia
.
Geographic range
A. grayanaus can be found in Afghanistan,[1][2] western India,[1][2] Iran,[2] and Pakistan.[1][2]
Habitat
A. grayanus is found in a variety of
wetlands, gardens, and houses, and has been found at altitudes as high as 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[1]
Description
A. grayanus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.0 cm (1.2 in), plus a tail length of 5.5 cm (2.2 in).[3] It has no external ear openings.[3] There are 18 or 20 scale rows at midbody.[2]
Behavior
A. grayanus is diurnal and terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
A. grayanus is oviparous.[2] Eggs are laid in spring, and clutch size is one to two eggs.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, grayanus, is in honor of British herpetologist John Edward Gray.[4]
References
- ^ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T47756048A47756057.en. Accessed on 21 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Species Ablepharus grayanus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Ablepharus grayanus, p. 311).
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ablepharus grayanus, p. 107).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamæleontidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Ablepharus grayanus, new combination, p. 352).
- Karamiani R, Rastegar-Pouyani N, Rastegar-Pouyani E, Akbarpour M, Damadi E (2015). "Verification of the Minor Snake-eyed Skink, Ablepharus grayanus (Stolczka, 1872) (Sauria: Scincidae), from Iran". Zoology in the Middle East 61 (3): 226.
- ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.
- Stoliczka F (1872). "Notes on the Reptilian and Amphibian Fauna of Kachh". Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 1872: 71–85. (Blepharosteres grayanus, new species, pp. 74–75).
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