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Ophisops elegans

Species in validated by: Tarkhnishvili D., Iankoshvili G.

Snake-Eyed Lizard , კოხტა გველთავა

Occurrences of Ophisops elegans

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Occurrence ID: 7073
Scientific Name: Ophisops elegans
Event Date: 2018-08-18
Locality: Rustavi, Kvemo Kartli
Decimal Latitude: 41.515201
Decimal Longitude: 44.946075
Coordinate Uncertainty In Meters: 1

Georgian biodiversity database contains 2 occurrences of Ophisops elegans

Occurrence IDBasis of RecordLocalityRecorded ByDecimal Latitude Decimal Longitude
7072Kvemo Kartli, Georgia41.58831744.859901
7073Rustavi, Kvemo Kartli41.51520144.946075

Information from GBIF about Ophisops elegans

GBIF scientific name: Ophisops elegans Ménétries, 1832
GBIF taxonomic status: ACCEPTED

GBIF cointains 0 occurances (with coordinates) of Ophisops elegans Ménétries, 1832 from Georgia


Conservation Status

This section is under construction


National Red List Status: VU


IUCN Red List Status: LC


Protection status: Not defined


Reason: B1ab(iii)


Trend: Declining


EOO: 1000-5000


AOO: unknown


Native/Introduced: Native


Comment: ფრაგმენტარულად გავრცელებული სახეობაა. ცნობილია სულ 2 წერტილიდან. ანუ, აკმაყოფილებს კრიტერიუმს B


Georgian Name: კოხტა გველთავა


English Name: Snake-Eyed Lizard 


SubSpecies: O. e. ssp. elegans


Taxonomy according to: https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/; www.biodiversity-georgia.net


References: Nikolski 1913; Rostombekov,1930; darevsky 1967;Muskhelishvili,1970; Djanashvili 1963; Tarkhnishvili, 2012;


Evaluated By: Tarkhnishvili D., Iankoshvili G.


Date evaluated: Nov 2021