Ablepharus

Definitions

proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Scincidae — Old World lizards with transparent lower eyelid.

New Latin, from a- ("without") + Ancient Greek βλέφαρον (blepharon, "eyelid").

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A number of lizard species (skinks, geckos, agamas) are characteristic for the mountain forests, among those Himalayan rock agama (Stellio himalayanus), legless glass lizard (Ophisaurus apodus), Asian snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus pannonicus).

Gissaro-Alai open woodlands 2008
Two terrestrial reptiles, Lepidodactylus lugubris and Ablepharus boutoui poecilopleurus, are found on the island.

Rapa Nui and Sala-y-Gomez subtropical broadleaf forests 2007
A _Gecko_ of the species _Hemidactylus_ lives about old houses; a small lizard of the family of _Scincoidea_, with a copper-coloured body and a blue tail, and a striped _Ablepharus_, are met with frequently among the rocks.

A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 Otto von Kotzebue 1816
Several lizards have also been found in these islands, such as the striped _Ablepharus_ of O Tahaiti, and a small _Gecko_; a large coal-black lizard was several times seen, but always escaped among the dry pandanus leaves.

A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 Otto von Kotzebue 1816
Common reptile species in the ecoregion are lizards (Lacerta spp.), runners (Eremias spp.), skinks (Ablepharus spp.), geckos (Cyrtopodion spp.), rat snakes (Coluber spp.).

Tian Shan foothill arid steppe 2008