Ophisops elbaensis SCHMIDT & MARX, 1957

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Higher Taxa	Lacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Mount Elba Snake-eyed Lizard
Synonym	Ophisops elbaensis SCHMIDT & MARX 1957 Ophisops elbaensis — BAHA EL DIN 2006: 178
Distribution	NE Sudan (Jumhūriyyat), Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Type locality: Egypt, Sudan Government Administrative Area, Gebel Elba, Wadi Kansisrob; elevation 4,000 feet
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: FMNH 73601
Diagnosis
Comment	The Gebel Elba Snake-eyed Lizard, Ophisops elbaensis, is a strikingly colored lizard that was originally thought to be endemic to Gebel Elba but has since been found in the Arabian Peninsula.
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
References	Baha el Din, S. 2006. A guide to the reptiles and amphibians of Egypt. The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo. xvi + 359 pp. Milto, K D; Melnikov, D A; Nazarov, R A; Saber, S A & Nagy, A; 2018. Geographic Distribution: Ophisops elbaensis (Mount Elba Snake-eyed Lizard). Herpetological Review 49 (4): 716 - get paper here Milto, Konstantin D.; Samy A. Saber, Abdullah M. Nagy, Roman A. Nazarov, Daniel A. Melnikov, Natalia B. Ananjeva 2019. First Report on the Reptile Diversity of Wadi El Gemal National Park, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Russ. J. Herpetol. 26 (3): 175-184 - get paper here Schätti, B. & Gasperetti, J. 1994. A contribution to the herpetofauna of Southwest Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 14: 348-423 Schleich, H.H., Kästle,W., Kabisch, K. 1996. Amphibians and Reptiles of North Africa. Koeltz, Koenigstein, 627 pp. Schmidt, K.P. & H. MARX 1957. Results of the namru-3 southeastern Egypt Expedition, 1954. 2. Reptiles and amphibians. Bull. Zool. soc. Egypt, Cairo, 13: 16-27 Sindaco, R. & Jeremcenko, V.K. 2008. The reptiles of the Western Palearctic. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina (Italy), 579 pp. - get paper here Spawls, Stephen; Tomáš Mazuch& Abubakr Mohammad 2023. Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa. Bloomsbury, 640 pp. - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List http://www.biomapegypt.org/biodiversity/Habitats/GebelElba.html http://www.lacerta.de/AS/Taxon.php?Genus=47&Species=219 https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/303218008569471 https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/304725908418681/ Google images

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