Ophisops leschenaultii

Ophisops leschenaultii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Ophisops
Species:
O. leschenaultii
Binomial name
Ophisops leschenaultii
Synonyms[1]
  • Lacerta leschenaultii
    Milne-Edwards, 1829
  • Cabrita brunnea
    Gray, 1838
  • Calosaura leschenaultii
    — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
  • Cabrita leschenaultii
    — Blanford, 1870
  • Ophisops leschenaultii
    — Das, 1996

Ophisops leschenaultii, commonly called Leschenault's snake-eye, Leschenault’s lacerta, or Leschenault's cabrita, is a species of lacertid lizard endemic to India and eastern Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, this lizard is called Pandura katussa in Sinhala. In some parts of the country, it is also called Heeraluwa or sikanala, which is more common name for all skink-like reptiles.

  1. ^ "Ophisops leschenaultii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.