Western Snake-eyed Lizard | |
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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.