Biology:Chalcides simonyi
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Chalcides |
| Species: | C. simonyi
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| Chalcides simonyi (Steindachner, 1891)
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The Fuerteventura skink (Chalcides simonyi) is an endangered ovoviviparous species of skink in the family Scincidae. Skinks are generally characterized by their smaller legs and less pronounced necks compared to typical lizards.
Etymology
The specific name, simonyi, is in honor of Viennese naturalist Oskar Simonyi (1852–1915), who also described El Hierro giant lizard in the same region.[3]
Geographic range
C. simonyi is found only on the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.[1]
Habitat
The natural habitats of C. simonyi are temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rocky areas, pastureland, and urban areas.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jose Antonio Mateo Miras; Valentin Pérez-Mellado; Iñigo Martínez-Solano (2009). "Chalcides simonyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61488A12479483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61488A12479483.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61488/12479483. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Uetz, Peter (2023-10-02). "Chalcides simonyi". Zoological Museum Hamburg. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Chalcides&species=simonyi.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chalcides simonyi, p. 244).
Further reading
- Steindachner F (1891). "Ueber die Reptilien und Batrachier der westlichen und östlichen Gruppe der canarischen Inseln ". Ann. K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums, Wien 6: 287–306. (Chalcides simonyi, new species, pp. 299–300). (in German).
Wikidata ☰ Q1293725 entry
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