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Showing posts with label lizards of Cyprus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lizards of Cyprus. Show all posts

Tuesday 11 October 2016

The eleven lizards of Cyprus - Τα έντεκα είδη σαυρών τις Κύπρου

Photos by George Konstantinou
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The eight snakes of Cyprus - Τα οκτώ είδη φιδιών τις Κύπρου


The three frogs of Cyprus - Τα τρία είδη βατράχων της Κύπρου





Common chameleon or Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) (Linnaeus, 1758) Χαμαιλέων - Cyprus















Sling Tailed Agama - Laudakia cypriaca (Linnaeus, 1758) Κουρκουτάς - Endemic to Cyprus



































































































































Wednesday 22 July 2015

Schneider's skink or Berber skink - Eumeces schneideri (Daudin, 1802) Ευμήκης ο στικτός - Cyprus

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Eumeces schneideri, commonly known as Schneider's skink or the Berber skink, is a species of skink endemic to Central Asia,Western Asia, and North Africa
.Both the specific nameschneideri, and one of the common names, Schneider's skink, are in honor of German zoologistJohann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider.
Head moderate; snout short, obtuse. Nasal rather large, usually divided, in contact with the two anterior upper labials; no postnasal; 5 supraoculars, the three anterior in contact with the frontal; parietals entirely separated by the interparietal; 4 or 5 pairs of nuchals; ear-opening rather large, with 4 or 5 long pointed lobules anteriorly; 2 azygos postmentals. 22 to 28 scales round the middle of the body, perfectly smooth, the laterals smallest, those of the two median dorsal series very broad and larger than the ventrals. The length of the hind limb is contained 2.5 to 3 times in the length from snout to vent. When pressed against the body, the limbs just meet or fail to meet. A series of transversely enlarged subcaudals.
Olive-grey or brownish above, uniform or with irregular golden-yellow spots or longitudinal streaks; a yellowish lateral streak, extending from below the eye to the hind limb, is constant; lower surfaces yellowish white.
Size: from snout to vent, 16.5 cm (6.5 inches); plus tail, 20 cm (8 inches)  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia







 









Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard - Acanthodactylus schreiberi (Boulenger, 1878) Ακανθοδάκτυλος - Αμμόσαυρα - Cyprus

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The eleven lizards of Cyprus - Τα έντεκα είδη σαυρών τις Κύπρου



Προστατεύεται από την Σύμβαση της Βέρνης (Παράρτημα ΙIΙ)
Έχει κηρυχτεί ως «Κινδυνεύον» από την IUCN

Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus schreiberi ) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. A. schreiberi is found in CyprusIsraelLebanon, and Turkey.
The natural habitats of Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard are sandy shorespastureland, and plantations. A. schreiberi is threatened by habitat loss.  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photos Nicosia by George Konstantinou











































Snake-eyed lizard - Ophisops elegans schlueteri Boettger, 1880 Αλιζαύρα - Endemic subspecies to Cyprus

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Endemic subspecies to Cyprus

Προστατεύεται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Οδηγία 92/43/ΕΚ (Παράρτημα ΙV)
Προστατεύεται από τον Κυπριακό Νόμο 153(Ι)2003 (Παράρτημα III)
Προστατεύεται από την Σύμβαση της Βέρνης (Παράρτημα ΙΙ)

The snake-eyed lizard (Ophisops elegans) is a species of lizard found in the Mediterranean region and Central Asia. Head moderate, feebly depressed. Upper head-shields smooth or slightly rugose; nostril lateral, pierced between on upper and a lower nasal, and followed by one or two postnasals; frontonasal single; four supra-oculars, first and fourth very small, the two principal separated from the supraciliaries by a series of granules: occipital small, in contact with or separated from the interparietal; subocular bordering the lip, normally between the fourth and fifth upper labials; temporal scales small, smooth; usually two large supratemporal shields bordering the parietal; a large tympanic shield. A. gular fold may be distinguishable; collar absent or feebly marked. Dorsal scales variable in size, as large as or larger than the laterals; 30 to 40 scales round the middle of the body, ventrals included. A more or less enlarged postero-median preanal plate. The hind limb reaches about the ear in the male, the shoulder or a little beyond in the female. 7 to 12 (usually 9 to 11) femoral pores on each side. Tail about twice as long as head and body. Olive or bronzy above, with black spots usually forming longitudinal series, sometimes forming a network; frequently and or two light longitudinal streaks on each side; lower surfaces white. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Subspecies

The following nine subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

Ophisops elegans basoglui Baran & Budak, 1978

Ophisops elegans blanfordi Schmidt, 1939

Ophisops elegans budakibarani Tok, Afsar, Yakin, Ayaz & Çiçek, 2017

Ophisops elegans centralanatoliae Bodenheimer, 1944

Ophisops elegans ehrenbergerii (Wiegmann, 1835)

Ophisops elegans elegans Ménétries, 1832

Ophisops elegans macrodactylus Berthold, 1840

Ophisops elegans persicus Boulenger, 1918

Ophisops elegans schlueteri Boettger, 1880 - Endemic subspecies to Cyprus


Photos Nicosia by George Konstantinou























Rare melanistic Ophisops elegans.

Photos Arediou, 17/10/2023 by George Konstantinou.
Thanks to Demetris Kolokotronis for finding it.