Ophiomorus brevipes

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 brevipes

Name

• Ophiomorus brevipes (Blanford, 1874)

Holotype: ZSI 3464.

Type locality: “haud procul a Karman in Persia meridionali”.

Combinations

• Zygnopsis brevipes Blanford, 1874: 33 [original combination]
• Ophiomorus brevipes — Boulenger, 1887: 395 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Blanford, W.T. 1874. Descriptions of new Reptilia and Amphibia from Persia and Baluchistán. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 4 14(79): 31–35. DOI: 10.1080/00222937408680916 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ophiomorus brevipes. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 May 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Short-legged Snake Skink