Ophisops beddomei

Ophisops beddomei

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 beddomei

Name

Ophisops beddomei (Jerdon, 1870)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.9.4.5, ♀, collected by Major T.C. Beddome.
• Type locality: “Bremnagherry [=Brahmagiri] hills, at an elevation of 5000 feet”, Kerala, India.

Combinations

• Pseudophiops beddomei Jerdon, 1870: 72 [original combination]
• Ophisops beddomei — Smith, 1935: 378 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Jerdon, T.C. 1870. Notes on Indian Herpetology. Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 1870: 66–85. BHL Reference page. 
• Smith, M.A. 1935. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. Taylor and Francis: London. xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps.Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ophisops beddomei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 February 2019.
• Srinivasulu, B., Srinivasulu, C., Vijayakumar, S.P., Ganesan, S.R. & Ramesh, M. 2014. IUCN: Ophisops beddomei  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T172618A1353104. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T172618A1353104.en

Vernacular names

English: Beddome’s Snake-eye