Ophisops leschenaultii

Ophisops leschenaultii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertibaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Infraordo: Lacertibaenia

Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Lacertinae
Genus: Ophisops
Species: Ophisops leschenaultii

Name

Ophisops leschenaultii (Milne-Edwards, 1829)

• Holotype: MNHN-RA-0.2753.
• Type locality: “Coromandel”.

Combinations

• Lacerta leschenaultii Milne-Edwards, 1829: 86 [original combination]
• Calosaura leschenaultii — Duméril & Bibron, 1839: 262 [subsequent combination]
• Cabrita leschenaultii — Gray, 1845: 43 [subsequent combination]
• Ophisops leschenaultii — Arnold, 1989 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Milne-Edwards, M. 1829. Recherches zoologiques pour servir à l'histoire des lézards, extraites d'une monographie de ce genre. Annales des sciences naturelles 16: 50–89. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ophisops leschenaultii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 March 2022.
• Ukuwela, K., Kannishka, S. & Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. 2021. IUCN: Ophisops leschenaultii  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172684A1366580. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172684A1366580.en. Accessed on 20 April 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Leschenault’s Snake-eyed Lizard

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