Western Snake-eyed Lizard

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Western Snake-eyed Lizard
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Ophisops
Species: O. occidentalis
Binomial name
Ophisops occidentalis
Boulenger, 1887

The Western Snake-eyed Lizard (Ophisops occidentalis) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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