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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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Revision as of 12:08, 21 September 2023
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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 Central Asia and South Asia.
Geographic range
A. grayanaus can be found in Afghanistan,[1][2] western India,[1][2] Iran,[2] Pakistan,[1][2] the mountain regions of the eastern former Soviet central Asia,[citation needed] and possibly Kyrgyzstan.[citation needed]
Reproduction
A. grayanus is oviparous.[2] Eggs are laid in spring, and clutch size is one to two eggs.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, grayanus, is in honor of British herpetologist John Edward Gray.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e 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 Species Ablepharus grayanus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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
- 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).
- 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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