Chalcides mauritanicus explained

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.^[1]

References

• Jose Antonio Mateo Miras, Ulrich Joger, Juan Pleguezuelos, Tahar Slimani, El Hassan El Mouden, Philippe Geniez, Iñigo Martínez-Solano . 2009 . Chalcides mauritanicus . 2009 . e.T61479A12475632 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61479A12475632.en . 13 November 2021. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is endangered
• Pasteur, G. 1981. A survey of the species groups of the old world scincid genus Chalcides. Journal of Herpetology 15(1): 1–16

Notes and References

1. Occurrence and ecological aspects of the two-fingered skink Chalcides mauritanicus in the Chafarinas Islands in North Africa . African Journal of Herpetology . 2015 . Martín . José . García-Roa . Roberto . Ortega . Jesús . López . Pilar . Pérez-Cembranos . Ana . León . Alicia . García . Luis V. . Pérez-Mellado . Valentín . 64 . 1 . 67–79 . 10.1080/21564574.2015.1034792 . 2015AfJH...64...67M . 54589675 .