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Twin-striped skink

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Twin-striped skink
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ablepharus
Species:
A. bivittatus
Binomial name
Ablepharus bivittatus
Menetries, 1832
Subspecies

Ablepharus bivittatus bivittatus
Ablepharus bivittatus lindbergi

Synonyms
  • Ablepharus menestriesii
  • Scincus bivittatus

The twin-striped skink (Ablepharus bivittatus) is a skink native to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, northwestern Iran and Turkey. It is generally found at elevations between 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) and 3,300 metres (10,800 ft).

References

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48839409/48839532