Ophiomorus latastii | |
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Specimen from Jordan | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Ophiomorus |
Species: | O. latastii
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Binomial name | |
Ophiomorus latastii
Boulenger, 1887
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Latast's snake skink (Ophiomorus latastii) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. [1] The species is endemic to the Near East.
The specific name, latastii, is in honor of French herpetologist Fernand Lataste. [2]
O. latastii is found in Israel; Jordan; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Syria; and possibly Lebanon. [1]
The natural habitats of O. latastii are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. [1]
O. latastii is limbless. [3]
O. latastii is viviparous. [3]
The species O. latastii is threatened by habitat loss. [1]