Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Ophiomorus
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South West Asian Snake Skinks, (Sand Swimmers, Legless Skinks)
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Westpaläarktische Schlangenskinke
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Vestpalæarktiske Slangeskinker
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Ophiomorus Dumeril & Bibron (type species: Ophiomorus miliaris Dumeril & Bibron 1839) |
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1853 | |
Sphenocephalus Blyth [not Sphenocephalus Agassiz 1838; not Sphenocephalus Fitzinger 1843] (type species: Sphenocephalus tridactylus Blyth 1853; syn. Anderson & Leviton 1966) |
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1867 | |
Hemipodion Steindachner (type species: Hemipodium persicum Steindachner 1867; syn. Anderson & Leviton 1966) |
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1874 | |
Zygnopsis Blanford (type species: Zygnopsis brevipes Blanford 1874; syn. Anderson & Leviton 1966) |
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1875 | |
Sphenoscincus Peters [substitute name for Sphenocephalus Blyth 1853] (Anderson & Leviton 1966) |
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1879 | |
Zygnidopsis Blanford [substitute name for Zygnopsis Blanford 1874] (Anderson & Leviton 1966) |
Contents:
12 species, of which 6 (50.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Middle East, SW. Asia.
Reported from:
Afghanistan,
Greece,
India
(Gujarat,
Punjab,
Rajasthan),
Iran,
Israel,
Jordan,
Pakistan,
Syria,
Turkey,
Turkmenistan.
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Ophiomorus blanfordii
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Makran Snake Skink
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Makran-Schlangenskink
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Makran-slangeskink
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1887 | |
Ophiomorus blanfordii Boulenger |
Distribution:
Iran,
Pakistan.
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Ophiomorus brevipes
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Four-fingered Snake Skink, Short-legged Snake Skink
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Vierzehiger Schlangenskink
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Firtået Slangeskink
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1874 | |
Zygnopsis brevipes Blanford |
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Ophiomorus brevipes Boulenger 1887 |
Distribution:
Iran,
Pakistan.
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Ophiomorus chernovi
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Turkmen Snake Skink, (Chernov's Snake Skink)
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Turkmenischer Schlangenskink
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Turkmensk Slangeskink
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1966 | |
Ophiomorus chernovi Anderson & Leviton |
Distribution:
Turkmenistan.
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Ophiomorus kardesi
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Anatolian Snake Skink
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Anatolischer Schlangenskink
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Anatolsk Slangeskink
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Ophiomorus kardesi Kornilios, Kumlutas, Lymberakis & Ilgaz |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as populations of punctatissimus.
Distribution:
Greece
(Aegean Islands:
Dodecanese Islands:
Kastellorizo),
Turkey.
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Ophiomorus latastii
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Striped Snake Skink, (Lataste's Snake Skink)
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Gestreifter Schlangenskink
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Stribet Slangeskink
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1887 | |
Ophiomorus latastii Boulenger |
Distribution:
Israel,
Jordan,
Syria.
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Ophiomorus latastii
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Ophiomorus maranjabensis
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Maranjab Snake Skink
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Maranjab-Schlangenskink
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Maranjab-slangeskink
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2011 | |
Ophiomorus maranjabensis Kazemi, Qomi, Kami & Anderson |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Ophiomorus nuchalis
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Persian Plateau Snake Skink, Iranian Plateau Snake Skink
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Persischer Hochland-Schlangenskink
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Persisk Højlands-slangeskink
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1978 | |
Ophiomorus nuchalis Nilson & Andren |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Ophiomorus persicus
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Persian Snake Skink, Iranian Snake Skink
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Persischer Schlangenskink
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Persisk Slangeskink
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1867 | |
Hemipodium persicum Steindachner |
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Ophiomorus persicus Boulenger 1887 |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Ophiomorus punctatissimus
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Greek Snake Skink, Spotted Snake Skink, Speckled Snake Skink, (Limbless Skink, Spotted Skink)
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Gesprenkelter Schlangenskink
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Græsk Slangeskink
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1833 | |
Anguis punctatissimus Bibron & Bory St. Vincent |
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Ophiomorus punctatissimus Boulenger 1887 |
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1839 | |
Ophiomorus miliaris Duméril & Bibron (Mertens & Wermuth 1960) |
Remarks:
Now restricted to Greece.
Turkish records refer to kardesi (Kornilios, Kumlutas, Lymberakis & Ilgaz 2018).
Distribution:
Greece.
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Ophiomorus punctatissimus
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Ophiomorus raithmai
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Indian Snake Skink, Eastern Snake Skink, (Indian Sandfish, Three-fingered Sand Fish)
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Indischer Schlangenskink
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Indisk Slangeskink
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Ophiomorus raithmai Anderson & Leviton |
Remarks:
See remarks under tridactylus.
Not mentioned for Punjab by Singh, Dutta & Singh (2021).
Distribution:
India
(Gujarat,
Punjab,
Rajasthan),
Pakistan.
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Ophiomorus streeti
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Balochistan Snake Skink
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Belutschistan-Schlangenskink
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Balochistan-slangeskink
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Ophiomorus streeti Anderson & Leviton |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Ophiomorus tridactylus
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Southwest Asian Three-toed Snake Skink, (Indian Snake Skink, Indian Sand Swimmer, Indian Sand Fish)
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Südwestasiatischer Dreizehiger Schlangenskink
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Sydvestasiatisk Tretået Slangeskink
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1853 | |
Sphenocephalus tridactylus Blyth |
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Sphenoscincus tridactylus Peters 1875 |
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Ophiomorus tridactylus Boulenger 1887 |
Remarks:
Although Anderson & Leviton (1966) in their description of raithmai pointed out that "O. tridactylus is isolated from O. raithmai by the Kirthar Range and the rugged broken terrain of Baluchistan" (both in Pakistan), and thereby excluded tridactylus from the Indian fauna (which was repeated by Mertens 1970), a number of authors have apparently overlooked these works and continued to list tridactylus, or even both species, from India (e.g., Biswas & Sanyal 1977; Daniel 1983; Murthy 1985; Tikader & Sharma 1992; Das 1996; Gayen 1999).
Although Das (1996) listed tridactylus for India, he later only included raithmai (Das 2003).
In summary, all Indian records of tridactylus refer to raithmai (Venugopal 2010).
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
Iran,
Pakistan.
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