Ophiomorus blanfordii, also known commonly as Blanford's snake skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Asia and South Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, blanfordii, is in honor of English naturalist William Thomas Blanford.[3]
Geographic range
O. blanfordii is found in southeastern Iran and northwestern Pakistan.[1]
Description
O. blanfordii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in), with a tail length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). The legs are small and underdeveloped. Each front foot has four toes, and each hind foot has three toes.[4]
Reproduction
O. blanfordii is viviparous.[1]
References
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^ a b c Ophiomorus blanfordii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
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^ 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 blanfordii, new name, p. 395 + Plate XXXIII, figures 1, 1a).
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^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Ophiomorus blanfordi [sic]", p. 27).
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^ 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. ("Ophimorus blanfordi [sic]", pp. 347–348).
