S Mesopotamia (Iraq + Iran), Jordan. 

Subspecies:

Ophisops elegans blanfordi  SCHMIDT, 1939

Synonyms:

Ophisops blanfordi  SCHMIDT, 1939

Types:

Holotype: FMNH 19721, paratypes: MSNG

Terra Typica:

Halfaya ( = Al Halfayah) east of Amara ( = Al Amarah), Iraq.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Schmidt, K.P. (1939) -  Reptiles and amphibians from southwestern Asia. -  Zoological Series of Field Museum Of Natural History, 24 (7): 49-91.  

 
 
 
 
 

Ophisops elegans blanfordi  © 2008 Margot und Jürgen Frommer