The Persian snake skink (Ophiomorus persicus) is a species of skink endemic to Iran.[2][3] A specimen collected in 1999 was found on sandy clay soil near Artemisia shrubs.[3] It was originally described in 1867 as Hemipodion persicum.[2]
| Ophiomorus persicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ophiomorus |
| Species: | O. persicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophiomorus persicus (Steindachner, 1867)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Hemipodion persicum Steindachner, 1867 | |
References
edit- ^ Soheila Shafiei Bafti, Steven Anderson, Mozafar Sharifi.; Theodore Papenfuss (2009). "Ophiomorus persicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T164741A5922212. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164741A5922212.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Ophiomorus persicus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-11-04.
- ^ a b ŠMÍD, JIŘÍ; MORAVEC, JIŘÍ; KODYM, PETR; KRATOCHVÍL, LUKÁŠ; YOUSEFKHANI, SEYYED SAEED HOSSEINIAN; FRYNTA, DANIEL (20 August 2014). "Annotated checklist and distribution of the lizards of Iran". Zootaxa. 3855 (1): 1–97. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3855.1.1. PMID 25284505.
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