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The '''minor snake-eyed skink''' ('''''Ablepharus grayanus''''') is a [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Scincidae]]. The species is native to [[ |
The '''minor snake-eyed skink''' ('''''Ablepharus grayanus''''') is a [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Scincidae]]. The species is native to [[Asia]]. |
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==Geographic range== |
==Geographic range== |
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''A. grayanaus'' can be found in [[Afghanistan]],<ref name=iucn/><ref name=RDB>{{EMBL species|genus=Ablepharus|species=grayanus}} www.reptile-database.org.</ref> western [[India]],<ref name=iucn/><ref name=RDB/> [[Iran]],<ref name=RDB/> [[Pakistan]] |
''A. grayanaus'' can be found in [[Afghanistan]],<ref name=iucn/><ref name=RDB>{{EMBL species|genus=Ablepharus|species=grayanus}} www.reptile-database.org.</ref> western [[India]],<ref name=iucn/><ref name=RDB/> [[Iran]],<ref name=RDB/> and [[Pakistan]].<ref name=iucn/><ref name=RDB/> |
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==Habitat== |
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''A. grayanus'' is found in a variety of [[habitat]]s including [[desert]], rocky areas, [[grassland]], freshwater [[wetlands]], gardens, and houses, and has been found at altitudes as high as {{cvt|2,000|m|ft}}.<ref name=iucn/> |
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==Description== |
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''A. grayanus'' may attain a [[Snout–vent length|snout-to-vent length]] (SVL) of {{cvt|3.0|cm|in}}, plus a tail length of {{cvt|5.5|cm|in}}.<ref name=MASmith1935>[[Malcolm Arthur Smith|Smith MA]] (1935). ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria.'' London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (''Ablepharus grayanus'', p. 311).</ref> It has no external ear openings.<ref name=MASmith1935/> There are 18 or 20 scale rows at midbody.<ref name=RDB/> |
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==Behavior== |
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''A. grayanus'' is [[Diurnality|diurnal]] and [[Terrestrial locomotion|terrestrial]].<ref name=iucn/> |
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==Reproduction== |
==Reproduction== |
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''A. grayanus'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/> |
''A. grayanus'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/> Eggs are laid in spring, and [[Clutch (eggs)|clutch]] size is one to two eggs.<ref name=iucn/> |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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*[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]] (1887). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamæleontidæ''. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates |
*[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]] (1887). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamæleontidæ''. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (''Ablepharus grayanus'', new combination, p. 352). |
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*[[species:Rasoul Karamiani|Karamiani R]], [[species:Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani|Rastegar-Pouyani N]], [[species:Eskandar Rastegar-Pouyani|Rastegar-Pouyani E]], [[species:Morteza Akbarpour|Akbarpour M]], [[species:Ehsan Damadi|Damadi E]] (2015). "Verification of the Minor Snake-eyed Skink, ''Ablepharus grayanus'' (Stolczka, 1872) (Sauria: Scincidae), from Iran". ''Zoology in the Middle East'' '''61''' (3): 226. |
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*[[species:Roberto Sindaco|Sindaco R]], [[species:Valery Konstantinovich Eremchenko|Jeremčenko VK]] (2008). ''The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia.'' (Monographs of the ''Societas Herpetologica Italica''). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. {{ISBN|978-88-89504-14-7}}. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ablepharus |
| Species: | A. grayanus
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| Ablepharus grayanus (Stoliczka, 1872)
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The minor snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus grayanus) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Asia.
Geographic range[edit]
A. grayanaus can be found in Afghanistan,[1][2] western India,[1][2] Iran,[2] and Pakistan.[1][2]
Habitat[edit]
A. grayanus is found in a variety of habitats including desert, rocky areas, grassland, freshwater wetlands, gardens, and houses, and has been found at altitudes as high as 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[1]
Description[edit]
A. grayanus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.0 cm (1.2 in), plus a tail length of 5.5 cm (2.2 in).[3] It has no external ear openings.[3] There are 18 or 20 scale rows at midbody.[2]
Behavior[edit]
A. grayanus is diurnal and terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
A. grayanus is oviparous.[2] Eggs are laid in spring, and clutch size is one to two eggs.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, grayanus, is in honor of British herpetologist John Edward Gray.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Vyas R, Papenfuss T, Srinivasulu C (2021). "Ablepharus grayanus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T47756048A47756057.en. Accessed on 21 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Species Ablepharus grayanus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Ablepharus grayanus, p. 311).
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ablepharus grayanus, p. 107).
Further reading[edit]
- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamæleontidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Ablepharus grayanus, new combination, p. 352).
- Karamiani R, Rastegar-Pouyani N, Rastegar-Pouyani E, Akbarpour M, Damadi E (2015). "Verification of the Minor Snake-eyed Skink, Ablepharus grayanus (Stolczka, 1872) (Sauria: Scincidae), from Iran". Zoology in the Middle East 61 (3): 226.
- Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.
- Stoliczka F (1872). "Notes on the Reptilian and Amphibian Fauna of Kachh". Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 1872: 71–85. (Blepharosteres grayanus, new species, pp. 74–75).
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