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Ablepharus budaki GÖCMEN, KUMLUTAS & TOSUNOGLU, 1996

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Budak’s Snake-eyed Skink 
SynonymAblepharus kitaibelii budaki GÖCMEN, KUMLUTAS & TOSUNOGLU 1996
Ablepharus budaki budaki — SCHMIDTLER 1997
Ablepharus budaki — POULAKAKIS et al. 2005
Ablepharus budaki budaki — BOZKURT et al. 2020 
DistributionTurkey, Greece (Cyprus), Syria, Lebanon ?

Type locality: Adatepe Mahallesi, Lapethos-Kyrenia (Lapta-Girne). 'T.R.N.C., altitude 105 meters.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: ZDEU 8011993-10, adult male 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (budaki): “Polytypische Art aus der Verwandtschaft von A. kitaibelii, A. chernovi und A. rueppellii. Augenregion wie bei diesen. Tympanalöffnung groß (0,4-0,5 mm im Mittel). 2. Supraciliare schmal und lang (B/L 20-30% im Mittel). Interparietale schmäler als lang (80-90% im Mittel). Rumpfschuppen meist 20 (seltener 18 oder 19). Ventraliazahlen gering (Männchen bis 41, Weibchen bis 46). Dorsalia allenfalls fein gepunktet. Rücken im Leben oft mit lebhaftem Goldglanz. Ventralia nicht dunkel gerandet. Bauch beim Männchen regional oft gelblich bis hellorange” (Schmidtler 1997: 52).


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CommentPhylogenetics: A. kitaibelii appears paraphyletic with respect to A. budaki and A.chernovi (Poulakakis et al. 2005).

Distribution: For a map in Turkey see Bozkurt et al. 2020: 135 (Fig. 1). 
EtymologyNamed after Dr. Abidin Budak (b. 1943), a herpetologist and (since 1990) a Professor at the Ege University Zoology Department, Izmir, Turkey. 
References
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