Ophiomorus tridactylus

Ophiomorus tridactylus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ophiomorus
Species:
O. tridactylus
Binomial name
Ophiomorus tridactylus
(Blyth, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Sphenocephalus tridactylus Blyth, 1853
  • Ophiomorus tridactylus
    — Boulenger, 1887[1]

Ophiomorus tridactylus, commonly known as the three-toed snake skink, is a species of skink endemic to sandy desert areas of South Asia. It is also called the Indian sand-swimmer for its habit of moving just under the sand.[2]

  1. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ^ Minton SA Jr. 1966. A contribution to the herpetology of West Pakistan. Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. 134 (2): 27-184. (Ophiomorus tridactylus, pp. 105-106).