Chalcides guentheri
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Chalcides |
| Species: | C. guentheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Chalcides guentheri Boulenger, 1887
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Chalcides guentheri, also known commonly as Günther's cylindrical skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Near East.[1]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.[2]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]C. guentheri is found in northern Israel, southern Lebanon, extreme northwestern Jordan, and extreme southwestern Syria.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]C. guentheri has no limbs.[3]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]C. guentheri is usually found in wooded or shrubby areas and cannot live in modified habitats. Members of the species may be found burrowing in grasses.[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]Sexually mature females of C. guentheri give birth to an average of three live young,[1] by ovoviviparity.[3]
Conservation status
[edit | edit source]C. guentheri is suffering under major habitat loss as a result of agriculture in the area, and its population is in decline. It is protected by legislation in Israel.[1]
References
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- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Chalcides guentheri, pp. 110-111).
- ^ a b Species Chalcides guentheri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Chalcides guentheri, new species, pp. 404–405).
- Disi AM, Modrý D, Nečas P, Rifai L (2001). Amphibians and Reptiles of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: An Atlas and Field Guide. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 408 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- Goldberg SR (2012). "Chalcides guentheri, Reproduction". Herpetological Review 43: 482–483.
- Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Paleactic. 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. 522 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
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