Twin-striped skink

Twin-striped skink
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae
Genus: Ablepharus
Species:
A. bivittatus
Binomial name
Ablepharus bivittatus
(Menetries, 1832)
Subspecies

Ablepharus bivittatus bivittatus
Ablepharus bivittatus lindbergi

Synonyms
  • Asymblepharus bivittatus
  • Ablepharus menestriesii
  • Scincus bivittatus

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).

References

  1. ^ Tuniyev, B.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Aghasyan, A.; Orlov, N.L.; Tuniyev, S.; Anderson, S.; Milto, K.; Shestapol, A.; Dujsebayeva, T.; Nuridjanov, D.; Golynsky, E. (2017). "Asymblepharus bivittatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T48839409A48839532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48839409A48839532.en. Retrieved 4 March 2026.