Greek snake skink
The Greek snake skink is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.
Taxonomy
The species Ophiomorus kardesi was recently described for the Anatolian genetic lineage previously identified as Ophiomorus punctatissimus. Although no morphological differences have been identified, scientists have concluded that the genetic divergence and divergence time warranted recognising Ophiomorus kardesi as a distinct species.These latter authors note that this work revealed several additional mitochondrial lineages within O. punctatissimus and that further study is needed to clarify the taxonomic status of these.