Ablepharus budaki
| Ablepharus budaki | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ablepharus |
| Species: | A. budaki |
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Ablepharus budaki Göçmen, Kumlutas & Tosunoglu, 1996 |
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Ablepharus budaki, commonly known as Budak's snake-eyed skink, is a species of skink endemic to the Near East.
A. budaki is a scincine saurian vertebrate. In 1997, it was promoted from its status as a subspecies of Ablepharus kitaibelii to full species status.
The specific name, budaki, is in honor of Turkish herpetologist .
A. budaki occurs in southern Turkey, western Syria, Cyprus, and Lebanon.
It is found in leaf litter of shrubby or forested areas.
It is common and has no major threats in most of its range, though in Lebanon it may face a threat from deforestation.
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