Chalcides mauritanicus
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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. mauritanicus
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| Chalcides mauritanicus | |
Chalcides mauritanicus, or the two-fingered skink, is an African species of skink found in Algeria and Morocco. It occurs in sandy areas and plantations, but cannot exist in severely modified habitats. It also requires good ground cover, but as this is becoming increasingly scarce, the species is declining. The distribution of the species is severely fragmented. Females of the species give birth to live young.[2]
References
- doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61479A12475632.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.)
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - S2CID 54589675.
- Jose Antonio Mateo Miras, Ulrich Joger, Juan Pleguezuelos, Tahar Slimani, El Hassan El Mouden, Philippe Geniez, Iñigo Martínez-Solano (2009). "Chalcides mauritanicus". doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61479A12475632.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.) Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is endangered
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - Pasteur, G. 1981. A survey of the species groups of the old world scincid genus Chalcides. Journal of Herpetology 15(1): 1–16
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