Chernov's skink
Chernov's skink (Ablepharus chernovi ) is a species of skinks, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to northern Eurasia.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ablepharus |
| Species: | A. chernovi |
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| Ablepharus chernovi Darevsky, 1953 | |
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Geographic range
A. chernovi is native to Armenia, eastern Turkey, northern Syria, and the valleys of the Arax River, Zanga River, and Razden Rivers in the Caucasus.[2]
Conservation status
A. chernovi was included in Red Data Book of the USSR in 1984, and in that of Armenia 3 years later.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, chernovi, is in honour of Russian herpetologist Sergius Alexandrovich Chernov.[3]
Subspecies
Four subspecies of Ablepharus chernovi are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[1]
- Ablepharus chernovi chernovi Darevsky, 1953
- Ablepharus chernovi eiselti J.F. Schmidtler, 1997
- Ablepharus chernovi isauriensis J.F. Schmidtler, 1997
- Ablepharus chernovi ressli J.F. Schmidtler, 1997
References
- Species Ablepharus chernovi at The Reptile Database
- Ananjeva, Natalia B.; et al. (2006). The Reptiles of Northern Eurasia. Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 47. Pensoft. p. 70. ISBN 978-954-642-269-9. ISSN 1312-0174.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ablepharus chernovi, p. 53).
Further reading
- Darevsky IS (1953). "[Ablepharus chernovi sp. nov. (Reptilia, Sauria) from the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic]". Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscow 58 (2): 39–41. (Ablepharus chernovi, new species). (in Russian).
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