Twin-striped skink | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Ablepharus |
Species: | A. bivittatus |
Binomial name | |
Ablepharus bivittatus Menetries, 1832 |
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Subspecies | |
Ablepharus bivittatus bivittatus |
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Synonyms | |
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Ablepharus bivittatus bivittatus
Ablepharus bivittatus lindbergi
The twin-striped skink (Ablepharus bivittatus) is a skink native to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, northwestern Iran and Turkey. It is generally found at elevations between 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) and 3,300 metres (10,800 ft). The lindbergi subspecies is restricted to western Afghanistan.