Chalcides mauritanicus

Chalcides mauritanicus
Two-Fingered Skink
Conservation status
Scientific classification
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.

References

  • Miras, J.A.M. et al. (2005). Chalcides mauritanicus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 April 2007. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is endangered
  • Pasteur, G. 1981. A survey of the species groups of the old world scincid genus Chalcides. Journal of Herpetology 15(1): 1–16

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