Chalcides manueli

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Chalcides manueli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Chalcides
Species:
C. manueli
Binomial name
Chalcides manueli
Hediger, 1935
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Synonyms [2]
  • Chalcides ocellatus manueli
    Hediger, 1935
  • Chalcides manueli
    Caputo & Mellado, 1992

Chalcides manueli, commonly known as Manuel's skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Scincinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Morocco. [2]

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Geographic range

Chalcides manueli is found in western Morocco, west of the High Atlas and Anti-Atlas mountain ranges. [1] [2]

Habitat

Chalcides manueli is found in a variety of natural habitats, from intertidal and supralittoral zones to shrubland and forest, at elevations up to 256 m (840 ft). [1]

Etymology

The specific name, manueli, is in honor of Albert Manuel of Rabat who helped Hediger to organize an expedition to Morocco. [3]

Reproduction

Adult females of Chalcides manueli give birth to live young, by a mode of reproduction which has been variously described as being viviparous [1] and as being ovoviviparous. [2]

Conservation status

Chalcides manueli is somewhat rare throughout its distribution and is affected by deforestation, desertification, and overgrazing. It is likely that the species is in decline, and its range is severely fragmented. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Joger, U.; Slimani, T.; El Mouden, H.; Geniez, P. (2006). "Chalcides manueli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T61478A12475316. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61478A12475316.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Species Chalcides manueli 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 manueli, p. 167).

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