Ophiomorus tridactylus (Blyth, 1853)

SYNTYPES. ZSI 2526–29, ZSI 2531–32 .

TYPE LOCALITY. Afghanistan.

DISTRIBUTION. E Iran, S Afghanistan, W Pakistan.

DISTRIBUTION IN IRAN. Fig. 138. Known from the Zabol area ( Sistan and Baluchistan Prov.) and from isolated localities in South Khorasan and Hormozgan Prov. (BMNH specimen) .

HABITAT. Loose sandy soil and sand dunes (Blyth 1853).

REMARKS. A sister species to O. raithmai Anderson & Leviton according to morphology (Greer & Wilson 2001). REFERENCES. Anderson & Leviton (1966b); Anderson (1999); Greer & Wilson (2001).