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Hot: 35 to 40 °C
Cold: 4 to 15 °C
40 to 60 USD
10 to 15 PSI
Jump: 0.6-1.5 Feet
Run: 4-6 Miles per hour (6-9 km/h)
Animal Type: Herbivores
One member of the Scincidae family of lizards is "Ablepharus kitaibelii," whose common names include Kitaibel's snake-eyed skink and European copper skink. The fascinating grassland-, rock-, forest-, and shrubland-dwelling reptile is a native of southeastern Europe and portions of western Asia. Some of the Balkans, Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria are among its places of dispersion.
Austrian scientist and botanist Paul Kitaibel was the first to formally describe the species in the early 1800s. The particular epithet "kitaibelii" is a tribute to Kitaibel's work in the scientific community. Kitaibel was an interdisciplinary genius who advanced the fields of herpetology, botany, and geology.
An intriguing lizard species found in southeastern Europe and portions of western Asia is the European copper skink, also known as Kitaibel's snake-eyed skink. The species is officially known as Ablepharus kitaibelii.
The specific name, "kitaibelii," is a tribute to the early nineteenth-century Austrian botanist Paul Kitaibel, who was instrumental in the field's development and the first to officially identify this species. This thin reptile is a sight to see, what with its long bodies and distinctive, shiny, copper-colored scales.