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Ablepharus chernovi

Chernov's skink
Ablepharus chernovi GNM7417-001.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ablepharus
Species: A. chernovi
Binomial name
Ablepharus chernovi
Darevsky, 1953
Subspecies
  • Ablepharus chernovi chernovi
  • Ablepharus chernovi eiselti
  • Ablepharus chernovi isauriensis
  • Ablepharus chernovi ressli
Ablepharus chernovi range map.svg
Synonyms
  • Ablepharus kitaibelii chernovi

Chernov's skink (Ablepharus chernovi ) is a species of skink native to Armenia, eastern Turkey, northern Syria, and the valleys of the Arax River, Zanga River, and Razden Rivers in the Caucasus. The species was included in Red Data Book of the USSR in 1984, and in that of Armenia 3 years later.

This species is named in honour of Russian herpetologist .




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