Ophiomorus raithmai, known commonly as the eastern sand swimmer and the three-fingered sand-fish, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in India and Pakistan.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, raithmai, is derived from the Sindhi common name for this lizard, raith mai, which means "sand fish".[3]
Geographic range
O. raithmai is found in northwestern India (Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan) and in adjacent southeastern Pakistan.[4]
Habitat
The natural habitat of O. raithmai is desert.[5]
Reproduction
O. raithmai is viviparous.[4]
References
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^ Khan, M.S.; Papenfuss, T.J. (2010). "Ophiomorus raithmai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178671A7592614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178671A7592614.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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^ Anderson SC, Leviton AE (1966). "A review of the genus Ophiomorus (Sauria: Scincidae), with descriptions of three new forms". Proceedings of the California Acadademy of Sciences, Fourth Series 33 (16): 499-534, 8 figures, 1 table. (Ophiomorus raithmai, new species, pp. 519-525 + Figures 4e, 4f, 5c).
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^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ophiomorus raithmai, p. 216).
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^ a b Species Ophiomorus raithmai at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
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^ Khan MS, Papenfuss TJ (2010). "Ophiomorus raithmai ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010.
