Algerian Three-Toed Skink

Algerian Three-toed Skink
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Chalcides
Species:	C. mertensi
Binomial name
Chalcides mertensi Klausewitz, 1954
Synonyms
Chalcides chalcides ssp. mertensi Klausewitz, 1954

The Algerian Three-toed Skink or Seps Tridactyle De L'Algerie (Chalcides mertensi) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. It is found in Algeria and Tunisia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• Miras, J.A.M., Joger, U., Pleguezuelos, J., Slimani, T., El Mouden, H. & Geniez, P. 2005. Chalcides mertensi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.

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