South and Southwest India / Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat. 

Species:

Ophisops beddomei  (JERDON, 1870)

Synonyms:

Pseudophiops monticola   BEDDOME, 1870

Pseudophiops beddomei   JERDON, 1870

Ophisops beddomei   SMITH, 1935

Common names:

Beddome’s Snake-eyed Lizard (English)
Schlangenaugeneidechse (German)

Terra Typica:

Brumagherry Hills, Kerala.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Jerdon, T.C. (1870) -  Description of Ophisops beddomei.  -  In: “Notes on Indian Herpetology”. - Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, March 1870: 66-85.   

  • Agarwal, I. & Ramakrishnan, U. (2017) -  A phylogeny of open-habitat lizards (Squamata: Lacertidae: Ophisops) supports the antiquity of Indian grassy biomes. -  Journal of Biogeography, 44 (9): 2021-2032.    

 
 

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Ophisops beddomei  © 2010 Parag Dandge