Asymblepharus ladacensis

Asymblepharus ladacensis, also known as the Ladak ground skink, is a species of skink found in Tibet (China), North India, western Nepal, and northern Pakistan.[1]

Asymblepharus ladacensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Asymblepharus
Species:
A. ladacensis
Binomial name
Asymblepharus ladacensis
(Günther, 1864)
Synonyms

Scincella ladacensis

Two subspecies are recognized:[1]

  • Asymblepharus ladacensis ladacensis (Günther, 1864)
  • Asymblepharus ladacensis stimsoni (Eremchenko, 1992)

References

Further reading

  • Eremchenko, Valery Konstantinovich (= Jerjomcenko). 1987 Systematic and relative links of Indo-Himalayan scincells [Sauria, Scincidae] [in Russian]. Proc. Acad. Sci. Kirghizian SSR 1987(2): 54-57


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