You are here » home › advanced search › Ophisops elbaensis

Ophisops elbaensis SCHMIDT & MARX, 1957

IUCN Red List - Ophisops elbaensis - Data Deficient, DD
iNaturalist logo

Can you confirm these amateur observations of Ophisops elbaensis?

Add your own observation of
Ophisops elbaensis »

We have no photos, try to find some by Google images search: Google images

Higher TaxaLacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Mount Elba Snake-eyed Lizard 
SynonymOphisops elbaensis SCHMIDT & MARX 1957
Ophisops elbaensis — BAHA EL DIN 2006: 178 
DistributionNE Sudan (Jumhūriyyat), Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Type locality: Egypt, Sudan Government Administrative Area,
Gebel Elba, Wadi Kansisrob; elevation 4,000 feet  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: FMNH 73601 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (332 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentThe 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. 
EtymologyNamed 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  
Is it interesting? Share with others:


Please submit feedback about this entry to the curator