Ablepharus
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| Ablepharus | |
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| European Snake-eyed Skink, Ablepharus kitaibelii | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Scleroglossa |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae |
| Genus: | Ablepharus |
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Ablepharus bivittatus |
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The skink genus Ablepharus contains the common snake-eyed skinks. Their name refers to the fact that their eyelids have fused to a translucent capsule; like snakes, they thus cannot blink.
[edit] Species
- Twin-striped Skink (Ablepharus bivittatus)
- Budak's Snake-eyed Skink (Ablepharus budaki)
- Chernov's Skink (Ablepharus chernovi)
- Ablepharus darvazi
- Desert Lidless Skink (Ablepharus deserti)
- Minor Snake-eyed Skink (Ablepharus grayanus)
- European Snake-eyed Skink (Ablepharus kitaibelii)
- Asian Snake-eyed Skink (Ablepharus pannonicus)
- Rüppell's Snake-eyed Skink (Ablepharus rueppellii)
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