Ophiomorus tridactylus (Blyth, 1854:654)

Wagner, Philipp, Bauer, Aaron M., Leviton, Alan E., Wilms, Thomas M. & Böhme, Wolfgang, 2016, A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Afghanistan *, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 63 (13), pp. 457-565 : 502

Ophiomorus tridactylus (Blyth, 1854:654)

1854 “1853” Sphenocephalus tridactylus Blyth, Notices and descriptions of various reptiles, new or little-known. Part I. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 22:639–655.

SYNTYPES.— ZSI 2526–29 , ZSI 2531–32 from “ Afghanistan ” .

LOCALITIES.— Baqrabad (ZMUC R-47115–17, 47121–28); Dama rud. (ZMUC R-47118); 10 km NE of Darweshan ( CAS 120482–85 ) ; 35 km S of Darweshan ( CAS 120481 ) ; 20 mi E of Girishk [31°43′N, 64°45′E] ( CAS 97973 ) ; 35 mi downstream from Girishk, Dasht-i-Margo Area , Chah-i-Angir ( CAS 84669–75 ) ; Pirzada ( ZMUC R-47129); 5 km (by air) of Takhteh Pol (Rigestan Sand Dunes at W side of Kadeney Rud), ca . 40 km SSE Kandahar (by road to Quetta ) (3350) ( MVZ 237068–71 ) ; 10 km SSE Takhteh Pol (by Quetta Rd. ) (3440 ft.) ( MVZ 237072–75 ) [see pl. 10, fig. 5 for distribution].

REMARKS.— Boulenger (1889:101) mentioned one additional specimen from “at an old fort called Nadir Ali , between De-kamran and De-doda on the Helmand ”, which most probably refers to BMNH 1886.9.21. 92. This is a fossorial lizard of small sandy tracts rather than dune areas in Afghanistan (Clark 1990) .