Ophiomorus chernovi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

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 Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Ophiomorus
Species: Ophiomorus chernovi

Name

Ophiomorus chernovi Leviton & Anderson, 1996: 503

• Holotype: BMNH 91.10.6.25, ♀, collected by M. C. Eylandt in 1891.
• Type locality: “Turkmen: Pul-i-Khatun, at confluence of Geshef-Rud and Hari-Rud”.

References

Primary references

• Anderson, S.C. & Leviton, A.E. 1966. A review of the genus Ophiomorus (Sauria: Scincidae) with descriptions of three new forms. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4th Series 33(16): 499–534. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ophiomorus chernovi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 March 2021.
• Shestopal, A., Borkin, L. & Papenfuss, T. 2017. IUCN: Ophiomorus chernovi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T164672A1066198. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T164672A1066198.en

Vernacular names

English: Chernov's Snake Skink