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{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
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{{Taxobox | name = Minor Snake-eyed Skink
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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|name = Minor snake-eyed skink
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
|status = LC
| classis = [[Reptilia]]
|status_system = IUCN3.1
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
|status_ref = <ref name=iucn>[[species:Raju Vyas|Vyas R]], [[species:Theodore Johnstone Papenfuss|Papenfuss T]], [[species:Chelmala Srinivasulu|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.</ref>
| subordo = [[Sauria]]
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|genus = Ablepharus
| familia = [[Scincidae]]
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|species = grayanus
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| genus = ''[[Ablepharus]]''
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|authority = ([[Ferdinand Stoliczka|Stoliczka]], 1872)
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| species = '''''A. grayanus'''''
| binomial = ''Ablepharus grayanus''
|synonyms = *''Blepharosteres grayanus'' {{small|Stoliczka, 1872}}
*''Ablepharus grayanus'' <br>{{small|— [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1887}}
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| binomial_authority = ([[Ferdinand Stoliczka|Stoliczka]], 1872)
| synonyms = ''Blepharosteres grayanus''
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The '''Minor Snake-eyed Skink''' (''Ablepharus grayanus'') is a species of [[skink]]. It can be found in [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Afghanistan]], the mountain regions of the eastern former Soviet central Asia, and possibly [[Kyrgyzstan]].
The '''minor snake-eyed skink''' ('''''Ablepharus grayanus''''') is a [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Scincidae]]. The species is native to [[Asia]].

==Geographic range==
''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/>

==Habitat==
''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/>

==Description==
''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/>

==Behavior==
''A. grayanus'' is [[Diurnality|diurnal]] and [[Terrestrial locomotion|terrestrial]].<ref name=iucn/>

==Reproduction==
''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/>

==Etymology==
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''grayanus'', is in honor of [[British people|British]] [[Herpetology|herpetologist]] [[John Edward Gray]].<ref>[[species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins|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).</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}


==Further reading==
* {{EMBL species | genus=Ablepharus | species=grayanus}}
* Boulenger, G. A. 1887 Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) III. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropsidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. London: 575pp.
*[[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.&nbsp;352).
*[[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.
* Stoliczka,F. 1872 Notes on the Reptilian and Amphibian Fauna of Kachh. P. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 1872: 71-85
*[[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}}.
*[[Ferdinand Stoliczka|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.&nbsp;74–75).




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[[Category:Skinks]]
[[Category:Ablepharus]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Asia]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1872]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Central Asia]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Ferdinand Stoliczka]]
[[Category:Reptiles of South Asia]]



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Latest revision as of 11:20, 22 September 2023

Minor snake-eyed skink
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ablepharus
Species:
A. grayanus
Binomial name
Ablepharus grayanus
(Stoliczka, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Blepharosteres grayanus Stoliczka, 1872
  • Ablepharus grayanus
    — Boulenger, 1887

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Species Ablepharus grayanus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ 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).
  4. ^ 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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