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Chernov's Snake Skink
Ophiomorus chernovi
Chernov's snake skink (Ophiomorus chernovi) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Asia and Central Asia.
From the article Ophiomorus chernovi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
O. chernovi has four digits on each front foot, and it has three digits on each hind foot. It has 24 scale rows around the body at midbody. The snout is cuneiform.
In human culture
The specific name, chernovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Sergius Alexandrovich Chernov.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37852.