Hemipodion persicum Steindachner, 1867: 265.
COMMON NAME. — Persia Snake Skink.
SYNTYPES. — NMWest 10398:1, 2 and 10399:1, 2.
TYPE LOCALITY. — 5 km South East of Pol-i-Abgineh approximately 29°33’N, 51°46’E, Fars Province (Anderson & Leviton 1966; Anderson 1999).
DISTRIBUTION. — Fars, Kerman and Hormozgan Provinces (Anderson & Leviton 1966; Frynta et al. 1997; Anderson 1999; Kiabi et al. 1999; Sami et al. 2017).
HABITAT. — Sandy-clay soil with bushy vegetation like Artemisia (Smid et al. 2014).
IUCN. — Least concern.
REFERENCES. — Steindachner (1867); Anderson & Leviton (1966); Frynta et al. (1997); Anderson (1999); Kiabi et al. (1999); Smid et al. (2014); Sami et al. (2017).