Biology:Chalcides mauritanicus

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Short description: Species of lizard

Chalcides mauritanicus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Chalcides
Species:
C. mauritanicus
Binomial name
Chalcides mauritanicus
Duméril & Bibron, 1839

Chalcides mauritanicus, or the two-fingered skink, is an African species of skink found in Algeria and Morocco. It occurs in sandy areas and plantations, but cannot exist in severely modified habitats. It also requires good ground cover, but as this is becoming increasingly scarce, the species is declining. The distribution of the species is severely fragmented. Females of the species give birth to live young.[2]

References

  1. Jose Antonio Mateo Miras, Ulrich Joger, Juan Pleguezuelos, Tahar Slimani, El Hassan El Mouden, Philippe Geniez, Iñigo Martínez-Solano (2009). "Chalcides mauritanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61479A12475632. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61479A12475632.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61479/12475632. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  2. Martín, José; García-Roa, Roberto; Ortega, Jesús; López, Pilar; Pérez-Cembranos, Ana; León, Alicia; García, Luis V.; Pérez-Mellado, Valentín (2015). "Occurrence and ecological aspects of the two-fingered skink Chalcides mauritanicus in the Chafarinas Islands in North Africa". African Journal of Herpetology 64 (1): 67–79. doi:10.1080/21564574.2015.1034792. Bibcode2015AfJH...64...67M. http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=US201600040766. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2714021 entry