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Ophisops jerdonii BLYTH, 1853

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Higher TaxaLacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Punjab-Snake-eyed Lacerta, Jerdon’s Snake eye 
SynonymOphisops jerdonii BLYTH 1853: 653
Pseudophiops theobaldi JERDON 1870: 71
Pseudophis theobaldi — BEDDOME 1870 (in error)
Ophiops bivittata JERDON in BEDDOME 1870: 172
Calosaura chaperi SAUVAGE 1884: 142
Ophiops jerdonii — HORA & CHOPRA 1923 (in error)
Ophisops jerdoni — SMITH 1935: 377
Ophisops jerdonii — DAS 1996: 49
Ophisops jerdonii — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008 
DistributionE Afghanistan, Pakistan, N/C India (Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana)

Type locality: “Mhow, in pasture land”  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesType: BMNH 1946.8.4.52, ZSI 2196
Syntypes: BMNH, MNHN, fide SMITH 1935 [chaperi] 
Diagnosis 
CommentSynonymy: parlty after SMITH 1935: 375

theobaldi: Type locality: Alpine Punjab

bivittata: Type locality: Punjab

chaperi: Type locality: Bellary, Madras Pres. 
EtymologyNamed after Thomas Claverhill Jerdon (1811-1872), British physician, zoologist, and botanist who became an Assistant Surgeon in the East India Company. 
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