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Chalcides manueli

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Chalcides manueli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Chalcides
Species:
C. manueli
Binomial name
Chalcides manueli
Hediger, 1935
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.[2]

Geographic range

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C. manueli is endemic to Morocco.[2]

Etymology

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

Reproduction

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Adult females of C. manueli give birth to live young.

Conservation status

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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

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  1. ^ 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. ^ a b c 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).
  4. ^ 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

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  • 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).