Chalcides manueli
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Chalcides |
| Species: | C. manueli
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| Chalcides manueli Hediger, 1935
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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]
Geographic range
[edit]Chalcides manueli is found in western Morocco, west of the High Atlas and Anti-Atlas mountain ranges.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]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
[edit]The specific name, manueli, is in honor of Albert Manuel of Rabat who helped Hediger to organize an expedition to Morocco.[3]
Reproduction
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b c d Species Chalcides manueli 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 manueli, p. 167).
Further reading
[edit]- Caputo, V.; Mellado, J. (1992). "A new species of Chalcides (Reptilia: Scincidae) from northeastern Morocco". Bollettino di Zoologia. 59 (3): 335–342. (Chalcides manueli, new taxonomic status).
- Hediger, H. (1935). "Herpetologische Beobachtungen in Marokko ". Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 46: 1-49. (Chalcides ocellatus manueli, new subspecies, p. 20). (in German).
- Schleich, H.H.; Kästle, W.; Kabisch, K. (1996). Amphibians and Reptiles of North Africa. Königstein, Germany: Koeltz Scientific Books. ISBN 978-3874293778. 630 pp.
- Sindaco, R.; Jeremčenko, V.K. (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. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7. 580 pp.
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