Ablepharus kitaibelii, also known commonly as the European copper skink, the European snake-eyed skink, the juniper skink, and the snake-eyed skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Eastern Europe and Southwestern Asia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of European Copper Skink being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ablepharus budaki
- Ablepharus rueppellii
- Ablepharus anatolicus
- Ablepharus deserti
- Panaspis wahlbergii
- Menetia greyii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Ablepharus
- Species
- Ablepharus kitaibelii
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