Asian Snake-Eyed Skink
Ablepharus pannonicus
A tiny snake-eyed skink — in Georgia only a 1973 Vashlovani record; no later confirmation.
Overview
What is Asian Snake-Eyed Skink
The Asian snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus pannonicus) is a small scincid. Tarkhnishvili et al. 2026 list it as biologically confirmed, with a broad range in western and Central Asia. In Georgia, Bakradze and Darevsky (1973) reported it from Vashlovani Nature Reserve (eastern Georgia). No further confirmation is available; the checklist has no barcoded specimen. It is harmless to people.
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Identification
How to identify Asian Snake-Eyed Skink
A very small skink with fused eyelids. In Georgia only the historical Vashlovani record is cited.
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Fused eyelids — a “snake-eyed” look.
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Smooth skink scales; short limbs and a slender body.
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Much smaller than Schneider’s skink.
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Harmless to people.
Biology
Habitat, diet, behavior, and conservation
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Short answers to the most important questions about Asian Snake-Eyed Skink.
The checklist cites Bakradze and Darevsky (1973) from Vashlovani Nature Reserve. No further confirmation is available.
Harmless. It has no venom.
Tarkhnishvili et al. 2026 state that no further confirmation is available. That does not remove the species from the checklist.
Ophisops is a lacertid with fused eyelids, but a larger, fast lizard of open ground. Ablepharus is a tiny skink with smooth scales.
- Tarkhnishvili et al. 2026 — Annotated checklist of Georgia's amphibians and reptiles
- Iankoshvili & Tarkhnishvili 2021 — Georgian herpetofauna records cited in Tarkhnishvili et al. 2026
- The Reptile Database
Species profiles are compiled from peer-reviewed literature and established biodiversity databases, and are reviewed as new taxonomic and conservation data become available.
