Chalcides boulengeri

Chalcides boulengeri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Chalcides
Species:	C. boulengeri
Binomial name
	Chalcides boulengeri; Anderson, 1892
Synonyms
	Chalcides boulengeri; Anderson, 1892; Chalcides sepoides boulengeri; — F. Werner, 1929; Chalcides boulengeri; — Caputo et al., 1993; Sphenops boulengeri; — Geniez et al., 2004; Chalcides (Sphenops) boulengeri; — Kalboussi et al., 2006;

Last updated July 12, 2022

Chalcides boulengeri, also known commonly as Boulenger's feylinia and Boulenger's wedge-snouted skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Maghreb region of North Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.^[3]

Geographic range

C. boulengeri is found in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. boulengeri are desert and shrubland.^[1]

Reproduction

C. boulengeri is viviparous.^[2] Litter size is two neonates.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 Böhme W, Mateo JA, Joger U, Slimani T, El Mouden EH, Geniez P, Nouira MS (2021). "Chalcides boulengeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T198512A2527846.en. Accessed on 12 July 2022.
1 2 3 "Chalcides boulengeri Anderson, 1892. The Reptile Database".
↑ 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 boulengeri, p. 34).