- Ophisops beddomei
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Beddome's Snake-Eye Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Sauria Family: Lacertidae Genus: Ophisops Species: O. beddomei Binomial name Ophisops beddomei
(Jerdon, 1870)Beddome's Snake-Eye (Ophisops beddomei) is a species of lizard found in the Western Ghats of India.
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Description
Very similar to Ophisops jerdonii. Two or three fronto-nasals on a transverse line; one or two azygos prefrontals nearly always present; first and fourth supra-oculars usually broken up into several very small shields or granules. Lateral scales distinctly smaller than dorsals; 28 to 32 scales round the body. Femoral pores 8 to 13. Coloration as in Ophisops jerdonii, but the upper lateral light streak frequently absent.[1]
Distribution
Type locality: Bramagherry Hills (Brahmagiri Hills), Wayanad Named after Richard Henry Beddome, 1830-1911, British army officer and botanist.
Notes
- ^ Boulenger, G. A. 1890. Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia.
References
- Beddome, R. H. 1870 Descriptions of new reptiles from the Madras Presidency. Madras Monthly J. Med. Sci., 2: 169-176 [Reprint.: J. Soc. Bibliogr. Nat. Sci., London, 1 (10): 327-334, 1940]
- Gayen, N C 1999 A synopsis of the reptiles of Gujarat, western India. Hamadryad 24 (1): 1-22
- Jerdon,T.C. 1870 Notes on Indian Herpetology. P. Asiatic Soc. Bengal March 1870: 66-85
- Vyas, R. 2003 First record of Ophisops beddomei (Jerdon, 1870) from Gujarat State, western India. Hamadryad. 27(2):280-281
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