Synonyms: Ophisops macrodactylus
Common name: the Snake-eyed Lizard
Conservation status: Least Concern
Distribution: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, Russia, Syria, Turkey
Size: up to 200 mm
Description: upperside is brown with 2 whitish stripes along the back and a whitish stripe on each flank extending from the eye to the hind legs, there is a pattern of black spots between stripes
Habitat: arid areas with low vegetation
Activity: diurnal
Diet: various invertebrates
Reproduction: oviparous
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