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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| Binomial name | |
| 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.[2]
Geographic range[edit]
C. manueli is endemic to Morocco.[2]
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 C. manueli give birth to live young.
Conservation status[edit]
C. 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.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ 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 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).
- ^ 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. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is vulnerable.
Further reading[edit]
- 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).
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