Pakistan, South-East Afghanistan (Kabul river valley) and most of the Indian subcontinent. Possible distribution in Nepal.

Species:

Ophisops jerdonii  BLYTH, 1853

Synonyms:

Ophisops jerdonii   BLYTH, 1853

Pseudophiops theobaldi   JERDON, 1870

Ophiops bivittata   JERDON, 1870

Cabrita jerdonii   BEDDOME, 1870

Calosaura chaperi   SAUVAGE, 1884

Ophisops jerdoni   SMITH, 1935

Common names:

Punjab Snake-eyed Lizard (English)
Punjab Schlangenaugeneidechse (German)

Types:

Type: BMNH 1946.8.4.52, ZSI 2196
Syntypes: BMNH, MNHN, fide SMITH 1935 [chaperi]

Terra Typica:

“Mhow, in pasture land”, India.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Blyth, E. (1853) -  Description Ophisops jerdonii. -  In: “Notices and descriptions of various reptiles, new or little-known”. – Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 22 [1853]: 639-655.   

  • Böhme, W. & Bischoff, W. (1991) -  On the proper denomination of Cabrita jerdonii Beddome, 1870 (Reptilia: Lacertidae). -  Amphibia-Reptilia, Leiden 12: 220-221.  

  • Agarwal, I. & Ramakrishnan, U. (2017) -  A phylogeny of open-habitat lizards (Squamata: Lacertidae: Ophisops) supports the antiquity of Indian grassy biomes. -  Journal of Biogeography, 44 (9): 2021-2032.