Ophiomorus latastii BOULENGER, 1887
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Latast's Snake Skink |
Synonym | Ophiomorus miliaris GÜNTHER 1864 (nec DUMÉRIL & BIBRON) Ophiomorus latastii BOULENGER 1887: 398 Ophiomorus latastii — WERNER 1988 Ophiomorus latastii — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008 Ophiomorus latastii — MEIRI et al. 2019 |
Distribution | Israel, SW Syria; Lebanon, NW Jordan (fide ANDERSON & LEVITON 1966) Type locality: Mt. Hermon, Lebanon |
Reproduction | viviparous |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 1864.8.23.143 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Snout acutely conical, a slight labial edge; rostral projects be yond lip; no prefrontals; supranasals narrowly in contact, partly separated from one another anteriorly by the apex of the rostral. Sixteen scale rows round the middle of the body. Limbs lacking (ANDERSON & LEVITON 1966). Color: Cream above in preservative, each scale of body and tail with a dark brown spot, these spots being more or less confluent, forming longitudinal dark lines on the dorsum and sides, running the length of body and tail. Two stripes on either side, much broader than those on the dorsum, and narrowly separated. Lines of discrete brown dots on all ventral surfaces. A brown line from rostral through the eye and temporal region, becoming confluent with the two broad lateral stripes. Lips and top of head with scattered brown dots (ANDERSON & LEVITON 1966). |
Comment | Ophiomorus miliaris is not listed in the Zoological Record of 1864. Limb morphology: Limbless. |
Etymology | Named after Professor Fernand Lataste (1847-1934), a French zoologist who collected both in North Africa and South America. |
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