Ophisops beddomei

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Beddome's Snake-Eye
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Sauria Family: Lacertidae Genus: Ophisops Species: O. beddomei
Binomial name
Ophisops beddomei (Jerdon, 1870)

Beddome's Snake-Eye Ophisops beddomei is a species of lizard. Distribution: W India Type locality: Bramagherry Hills (Brahmagiri Hills), Wayanad Named after Richard Henry Beddome, 1830-1911, British army officer and botanist.

[edit] External links

• EMBL reptile database

[edit] References

• Beddome, R. H. 1870 Descriptions of new reptiles from the Madras Presidency. Madras Monthly J. Med. Sci., 2: 169-176 [Reprint.: J. Soc. Bibliogr. Nat. Sci., London, 1 (10): 327-334, 1940]
• Gayen, N C 1999 A synopsis of the reptiles of Gujarat, western India. Hamadryad 24 (1): 1-22
• Jerdon,T.C. 1870 Notes on Indian Herpetology. P. Asiatic Soc. Bengal March 1870: 66-85
• Vyas, R. 2003 First record of Ophisops beddomei (Jerdon, 1870) from Gujarat State, western India. Hamadryad. 27(2):280-281