Chalcides

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Chalcides
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Chalcides ocellatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Scincinae
Genus: Chalcides
Laurenti, 1768
Species

About 30, see text.

Chalcides is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae).

It is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae (= Scincidae sensu Hedges 2014), a monophyletic clade of primarily African skinks.

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Species

The following species are recognized as being valid. [1]

Nota bene : In the above list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Chalcides.

References

  1. Genus Chalcides at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading