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Ophiomorus chernovi

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Chernov's snake skink (Ophiomorus chernovi) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Asia and Central Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, chernovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Sergius Alexandrovich Chernov.[2]

Geographic range

O. chernovi is found in Iran and Turkmenistan.[3]

Description

O. chernovi has four digits on each front foot, and it has three digits on each hind foot. It has 24 scale rows around the body at midbody. The snout is cuneiform.[3]

Reproduction

O. chernovi is viviparous.[3]

References

  1. ^ Shestopal, A.; Borkin, L.; Papenfuss, T. (2017). "Ophiomorus chernovi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T164672A1066198. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T164672A1066198.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ophiomorus chernovi, p. 53).
  3. ^ a b c Ophiomorus chernovi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
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Ophiomorus chernovi: Brief Summary

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Chernov's snake skink (Ophiomorus chernovi) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Asia and Central Asia.

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