Ophisops kutchensis

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 kutchensis

Name

Ophisops kutchensis Agarwal, Khandekar, Ramakrishnan, Vyas & Giri, 2018: 839

• Holotype: NCBS AU760, adult ♀, collected by A. Khandekar and C. Daniel on 19 April 2017.
• Type locality: “near Vithon, Kutch district, Gujarat, India (23.3430556°N 69.354444°E, 195 m asl”.

References

Primary references

• Agarwal, I., Khandekar, A., Ramakrishnan, U., Vyas, R. & Giri, V.B. 2018. Two new species of the Ophisops microlepis (Squamata: Lacertidae) complex from northwestern India with a key to Indian Ophisops. Journal of Natural History 52(13–16): 819–847. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1436203 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ophisops kutchensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 April 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Kutch Small-scaled Snake-eye