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Persian Snake Skink
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Persian Snake Skink

Ophiomorus persicus

The Persian snake skink (Ophiomorus persicus) is a species of skink endemic to Iran. A specimen collected in 1999 was found on sandy clay soil near Artemisia shrubs. It was originally described in 1867 as Hemipodion persicum.

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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 37849.