Chalcides ebneri

Chalcides ebneri
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Chalcides
Species:	C. ebneri
Binomial name
	Chalcides ebneri; F. Werner, 1931
Synonyms
	Chalcides ocellatus vittatus var. ebneri; F. Werner, 1931; Chalcides ebneri; — G. Pasteur, 1981;

Last updated October 02, 2025

Chalcides ebneri, also known commonly as Ebner's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, ebneri, is in honor of Austrian entomologist Richard Ebner (1885–1961).^[3]

Conservation status

C. ebneri is only found in two small locations and has not been sighted since 1970. It is threatened by some agricultural practices and habitat loss, and populations presumably continue to decline.^[1]

Habitat

C. ebneri is found in rocky areas near grassy ground cover.^[1]

Reproduction

The females of C. ebneri give birth to live young,^[1] by ovoviviparity.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Miras, J.A.M.; El Mouden, H.; Pleguezuelos, J.; Slimani, T. (2006). "Chalcides ebneri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006 e.T61475A12474421. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61475A12474421.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 Species Chalcides ebneri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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 ebneri, p. 80).

Pasteur G (1981). "A Survey of the Species Groups of the Old World Scincid Genus Chalcides ". Journal of Herpetology15 (1): 1–16. (Chalcides ebneri, new combination).
Schleich HH, Kästle W, Kabisch K (1996). Amphibians and Reptiles of North Africa. Koenigstein, Germany: Koeltz Scientific Books. 630 pp. ISBN 978-3874293778. (Chalcides ebneri, p. 339).
Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.
Werner F (1931). "Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Forschungreise nach Marokko. Unternommen 1930 mit Unterstützing der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien von Franz Werner und Richard Ebner. III. Amphibien und Reptilien ". Sitzungberichte der Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien140: 271-318 + Plates I-IV + Maps I-III. (Chalcides ocellatus vittatus var. ebneri, new variation, p. 296 + Plate II, Figure 8). (in German).

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Miras, J.A.M.; El Mouden, H.; Pleguezuelos, J.; Slimani, T. (2006). "Chalcides ebneri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006 e.T61475A12474421. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61475A12474421.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 Species Chalcides ebneri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[3] 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 ebneri, p. 80).

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