Ablepharus mahabharatus (EREMCHENKO, SHAH & PANFILOV, 1998)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Mahabharat ground skink
Synonym	Asymblepharus mahabharatus EREMCHENKO, SHAH & PANFILOV in EREMCHENKO et al. 1998 Asymblepharus (Himalablepharus) mahabharatus — EREMCHENKO 2003 Himalblepharus [sic] mahabharatus — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008 Ablepharus mahabharatus — MIRZA et al. 2022 Asymblepharus mahabharatus — LINDKEN et al. 2024 Ablepharus mahabharatus — BRAGIN et al. 2024
Distribution	Nepal (Mahabharat Range), China Type locality: "Central of Nepal, northern slope of Mahabharat mountain range, along Bhainse-Pass Daman" (27° 33'N; 85° 03'E)
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: ZMZ (given as SH 609/1996); SH 609 (paratype), Zürich, Switzerland
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Comment	Authorship: The first author is sometimes cited as YERIOMCHENKO, EREMCHENKO, or JERJOMTSCHENKO. We use the spelling “EREMCHENKO” to consolidate these spelling variants. Abundance: Rare. Distribution: for a map of localities see Bragin et al. 2024: 357 (Fig. 1).
References	Bragin, A. M., Decemson, H., Lalremsanga, H. T., Mirza, Z. A., & Poyarkov, N. A. 2025. A new species of Himalayan skink of the genus Ablepharus (Squamata: Scincidae). SALAMANDRA, 61(4), 373-394 Bragin, A. M., Litvinchuk, S. N., Borkin, L. J., Melnikov, D. A., Skorinov, D. V., Jablonski, D., ... & Poyarkov, N. A. 2024. Hidden on the Roof of the World: Mitochondrial Data Reveals Exceptional Genetic Diversity of Himalayan Ablepharine Skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology, 31(6), 351-368 - get paper here Eremchenko, V. K 2003. Generic and specific redefinition and redescription of the North-Vietnam skink (Scincella melanosticta (Boulenger, 1887). Izvestiya Vuzov (= Proceedings of Universitities and Institutes), Bishkek, (1-2): 20-28 Eremchenko, V.; Helfenberger,N.; K. B. Shah & A. M. Panfilov 1998. Two new species of skinks (Scincidae: Ligosominae [sic]) from Nepal [in Russian]. News nat. Acad. Sci. Kirgiz Republik, Bishkek (4): 41-45 GUO, Peng; Kai WANG, Songwen TAN, et al. 2025. A New Species of Ablepharus (Sauria: Scincidae) from Western Xizang, China. Asian Herpetological Research 16 (3): 261-271 - get paper here Kästle , W., Rai, K. & Schleich, H.H. 2013. FIELD GUIDE to Amphibians and Reptiles of Nepal. ARCO-Nepal e.V., 625 pp. - get paper here Mirza ZA, Bragin AM, Bhosale H, Gowande GG, Patel H, Poyarkov NA. 2022. A new ancient lineage of ablepharine skinks (Sauria: Scincidae) from eastern Himalayas with notes on origin and systematics of the group. PeerJ 10:e12800 - get paper here Sindaco, R. & Jeremcenko, V.K. 2008. The reptiles of the Western Palearctic. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina (Italy), 579 pp. - get paper here
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