Wildlifeof India
Ophisops jerdonii
Skinks & Lacertids
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Ophisops jerdonii
Basic stats
Range
India, Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan
Size
Head and body about 4.2cm; tail about 8.1cm
Jerdon's cabrita, also called Jerdon's snake-eye or the Punjab snake-eyed lacerta, is a lizard of the family Lacertidae found in India, Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, including central India. The back scales are large, strongly keeled and much overlapping, with 28 to 35 scales around the middle of the body, and the collar is quite indistinct (Wikipedia, general species account).
From snout to vent it measures about 42 mm, with a tail of about 81 mm. The Reptile Database lists Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana.
Quick answers
- Where is the Ophisops jerdonii found?
- India, Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan
- How big is the Ophisops jerdonii?
- Head and body about 4.2cm; tail about 8.1cm