Peloponnese slowworm

The Peloponnese slowworm (Anguis cephalonnica) is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae endemic to Greece. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.[1]

Peloponnese slowworm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Anguis
Species:
A. cephalonnica
Binomial name
Anguis cephalonnica
Werner, 1894

References

  1. Wolfgang Böhme, Petros Lymberakis (2017). "Anguis cephallonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T61467A118230809. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T61467A118230809.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.


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