Peloponnese slow worm
Peloponnese slow worm | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Anguidae |
Genus: | Anguis |
Species: | A. cephalonnica |
Binomial name | |
Anguis cephalonnica Werner, 1894 | |
The Peloponnese slow worm (Anguis cephalonnica) is a species of lizard in the Anguidae family. It is endemic to Greece. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations and rural gardens.
References
- Böhme, W. & Lymberakis, P. 2005. Anguis cephalonnica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 July 2007.
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