Ophiomorus latastii

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Ophiomorus latastii
Specimen from Jordan

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ophiomorus
Species:
O. latastii
Binomial name
Ophiomorus latastii
Boulenger, 1887

Latast's snake skink (Ophiomorus latastii) is a

Scincidae.[1] The species is endemic to the Near East
.

Etymology

The specific name, latastii, is in honor of French herpetologist Fernand Lataste.[2]

Geographic range

O. latastii is found in

Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Syria; and possibly Lebanon.[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of O. latastii are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.[1]

Description

O. latastii is limbless.[3]

Reproduction

O. latastii is viviparous.[3]

Conservation status

The species O. latastii is threatened by

habitat loss.[1]

References

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ..., Scincidæ, ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Ophiomorus latastii, new species, p. 398 + Plate XXXIII, Figures 2, 2a).