Ablepharus ladacensis, also known as the Ladak ground skink, is a species of skink found in Tibet (China), North India, western Nepal, and northern Pakistan.[2]
| Ablepharus ladacensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ablepharus |
| Species: | A. ladacensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ablepharus ladacensis (Günther, 1864)
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| Synonyms | |
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Scincella ladacensis | |
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Ablepharus ladacensis ladacensis (Günther, 1864)
- Ablepharus ladacensis stimsoni (Eremchenko, 1992)
References
edit- ^ Wang, Y.; Huang, S.; Li, P. (2021). "Asymblepharus ladacensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T114619018A114619022. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T114619018A114619022.en.
- ^ a b Ablepharus ladacensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 May 2020.
Further reading
edit- 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