Ophiomorus is a genus of Old Worldskinks.[2] The limbs are either reduced or absent, depending on the species. They are sometimes known as limbless skinks or snake skinks. Members of the genus live under rocks or in burrows.[3]
^ abGenus Ophiomorus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
^Camaiti, Marco; Villa, Andrea; Wencker, Lukardis C. M.; Bauer, Aaron M.; Stanley, Edward L.; Delfino, Massimo (August 2019). "Descriptive osteology and patterns of limb loss of the European limbless skink Ophiomorus punctatissimus (Squamata, Scincidae)". Journal of Anatomy. 235 (2): 313–345. doi:10.1111/joa.13017. ISSN 0021-8782. PMC6637703. PMID 31125128.
Further readingedit
Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Genus Ophiomorus, p. 393).
Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Ophiomorus, new genus, p. 799). (in French).
Greer AE; Wilson GDF (2001). "Comments on the scincid lizard genus Ophiomorus, with a cladistic analysis of the species". Hamadryad26: 261–271.
Kazemi SM, Farhadi Qomi M, Kami HG, Anderson SC (2011). "A new species of Ophiomorus (Squamata: Scincidae) from Maranjab Desert, Isfahan Province, Iran, with a revised key to the genus". Amphibian and Reptile Conservation5 (1): 23-33 (e23). (Ophiomorus maranjabensis, new species).
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ophiomorus, genus, world, skinks, limbs, either, reduced, absent, depending, species, they, sometimes, known, limbless, skinks, snake, skinks, members, genus, live, under, rocks, burrows, punctatissimusscientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animal. Ophiomorus is a genus of Old World skinks 2 The limbs are either reduced or absent depending on the species They are sometimes known as limbless skinks or snake skinks Members of the genus live under rocks or in burrows 3 OphiomorusOphiomorus punctatissimusScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataFamily ScincidaeSubfamily ScincinaeGenus OphiomorusA M C Dumeril amp Bibron 1839 1 Species editThe following 12 species are recognized 2 Ophiomorus blanfordii Blanford 1879 Blanford s snake skink Ophiomorus brevipes Blanford 1874 short legged snake skink Ophiomorus chernovi S C Anderson amp Leviton 1966 Chernov s snake skink Ophiomorus kardesi Kornilios Kumlutas Lymberakis amp Ilgaz 2018 Ophiomorus latastii Boulenger 1887 Latast s snake skink Ophiomorus maranjabensis Kazemi Farhadi Qomi Kami amp S C Anderson 2011 Maranjab s snake skink Ophiomorus nuchalis Nilson amp Andren 1978 Nilson s snake skink plateau snake skink Ophiomorus persicus Steindachner 1867 Persian snake skink Ophiomorus punctatissimus Bibron amp Bory de Saint Vincent 1833 Greek snake skink Ophiomorus raithmai S C Anderson amp Leviton 1966 eastern sand swimmer the three fingered sand fish Ophiomorus streeti S C Anderson amp Leviton 1966 Street s snake skink Ophiomorus tridactylus Blyth 1853 three toed snake skink Indian sand swimmerReferences edit Ophiomorus Dahms Tierleben www dahmstierleben de systematik Reptilien Squamata Scincomorpha Scincidae a b Genus Ophiomorus at The Reptile Database www reptile database org Camaiti Marco Villa Andrea Wencker Lukardis C M Bauer Aaron M Stanley Edward L Delfino Massimo August 2019 Descriptive osteology and patterns of limb loss of the European limbless skink Ophiomorus punctatissimus Squamata Scincidae Journal of Anatomy 235 2 313 345 doi 10 1111 joa 13017 ISSN 0021 8782 PMC 6637703 PMID 31125128 Further reading editBoulenger GA 1887 Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum Natural History Second Edition Volume III Scincidae London Trustees of the British Museum Taylor and Francis printers xii 575 pp Plates I XL Genus Ophiomorus p 393 Dumeril AMC Bibron G 1839 Erpetologie generale ou Histoire naturelle complete des Reptiles Tome cinquieme Volume 5 Paris Roret viii 854 pp Ophiomorus new genus p 799 in French Greer AE Wilson GDF 2001 Comments on the scincid lizard genus Ophiomorus with a cladistic analysis of the species Hamadryad 26 261 271 Kazemi SM Farhadi Qomi M Kami HG Anderson SC 2011 A new species of Ophiomorus Squamata Scincidae from Maranjab Desert Isfahan Province Iran with a revised key to the genus Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 5 1 23 33 e23 Ophiomorus maranjabensis new species nbsp This skink article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ophiomorus amp oldid 1180107343, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
