Ablepharus budaki Göcmen, Kumlutas & Tosunoglu, 1996 is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ablepharus budaki Göcmen, Kumlutas & Tosunoglu, 1996

Ablepharus budaki Göcmen, Kumlutas & Tosunoglu, 1996

Ablepharus budaki, or Budak's snake-eyed skink, is an endemic oviparous scincid lizard found in the Near East.

Family
Genus
Ablepharus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Ablepharus budaki Göcmen, Kumlutas & Tosunoglu, 1996

Ablepharus budaki, commonly called Budak's skink or Budak's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the skink family Scincidae. This species is endemic to the Near East. Its confirmed geographic range includes southern Turkey, western Syria, Cyprus, and Lebanon. A. budaki prefers to live in the leaf litter of shrubby areas and forested areas. The species reproduces by laying eggs, meaning it is oviparous.

Photo: (c) Rami Khashab, all rights reserved, uploaded by Rami Khashab

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Ablepharus

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