| Chalcides bottegi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Chalcides |
| Species: | C. bottegi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalcides bottegi Boulenger, 1898 | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Chalcides bottegi, also known commonly as Bottego's cylindrical skink or the ocellated skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to East Africa, the Horn of Africa, and Northeast Africa.
The specific name, bottegi, is in honor of Italian explorer Vittorio Bottego. [3]
C. bottegi is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Sudan. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of C. bottegi are savanna and forest, at altitudes of 300–500 m (980–1,640 ft). [1]
Large for its genus, [2] the holotype of C. bottegi has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 12.5 cm (4.9 in) and a regenerated tail. [4]
C. bottegi is terrestrial, and it is probably diurnal. [1]
C. bottegi is viviparous. [2]
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