Ophisops beddomei

Ophisops beddomei
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
:	[[Template:Taxonomy/Ophisops]]
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/OphisopsO. beddomei
Binomial name
	Template:Taxonomy/OphisopsOphisops beddomei; (Jerdon, 1870)
Synonyms
	Pseudophiops beddomei ; Jerdon, 1870; Pseudophiops monticola ; Beddome, 1870; Ophiops beddomii ; — Stoliczka, 1872; Ophisops beddomei ; — M.A. Smith, 1935;

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Ophisops beddomei, commonly known as Beddome's snake-eye or Beddome’ s lacerta, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is a diurnal and fast-moving terrestrial lizard, which is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.

Geographic range[edit]

O. beddomei is found in Western India in the Indian states of Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashta, and Tamil Nadu.^[3]

The type locality is given as "Bremnagherry hills" (Brahmagiri Hills), Wayanad.^[4]

Etymology[edit]

O. beddomei is named after Richard Henry Beddome, 1830-1911, British army officer and botanist.^[5]

Description[edit]

O. beddomei is very similar to O. jerdonii. O. beddomei has two or three frontonasals on a transverse line, one or two azygos prefrontals nearly always are present, and the first and fourth supraoculars are usually broken up into several very small shields or granules. Lateral scales are distinctly smaller than the dorsals; 28 to 32 scales occur around the body. Femoral pores number eight to 13. Coloration is as in O. jerdonii, but the upper lateral light streak is frequently absent.^[6]

Habitat[edit]

The preferred natural habitats of O. beddomei are grassland, shrubland, and forest, at altitudes of 200–1,000 m (660–3,280 ft).^[1]

Diet[edit]

O. beddomei preys upon insects.^[1]

Reproduction[edit]

O. beddomei is oviparous.^[3]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Srinivasulu B, Srinivasulu C, Vijayakumar SP, Ganesan SR, Ramesh M (2014). "Ophisops beddomei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T172618A1353104. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T172618A1353104.en. Downloaded on 15 May 2019.
↑ Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Ophisops beddomei, p. 378).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Ophisops beddomei ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Jerdon TC (1870).
↑ 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. (Ophisops beddomei, p. 21).
↑ Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. ("Ophiops beddomii [sic]", pp. 174-175).

External links[edit]

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[iucn-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Srinivasulu B, Srinivasulu C, Vijayakumar SP, Ganesan SR, Ramesh M (2014). "Ophisops beddomei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T172618A1353104. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T172618A1353104.en. Downloaded on 15 May 2019.

[2] Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Ophisops beddomei, p. 378).

[RDB-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Ophisops beddomei ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

[4] Jerdon TC (1870).

[5] 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. (Ophisops beddomei, p. 21).

[6] Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. ("Ophiops beddomii [sic]", pp. 174-175).

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