Wildlifeof China
Ablepharus alaicus
Skinks & Lacertids
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Ablepharus alaicus
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North-western China (western Xinjiang), Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan
Ablepharus alaicus is a skink found in western Xinjiang in China and in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. Specimens were found in Kazakhstan in the late 19th to early 20th century, and in 2023 biologists collected specimens from several areas within Xinjiang. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
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- Where is the Ablepharus alaicus found?
- North-western China (western Xinjiang), Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan