Anguis cephalonnica, the Peloponnese slow worm, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae endemic to Greece. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.[1]
Peloponnese slow worm | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Anguidae |
Genus: | Anguis |
Species: | A. cephalonnica
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Binomial name | |
Anguis cephalonnica Werner, 1894
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References
edit- ^ a b Wolfgang Böhme; Petros Lymberakis (2017) [amended version of 2009 assessment]. "Anguis cephallonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T61467A118230809. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T61467A118230809.en. Retrieved 7 January 2024.