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Chalcides colosii
Species of lizard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chalcides colosii, also known commonly as the Riffian skink[1] and Colosi's cylindrical skink,[2] is a moderate-sized species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Morocco and some Spanish territories in northwestern Africa.[1] It is named after Giuseppe Colosi, former director of the Zoological Institute of the University of Florence.[2][3] It has been considered a subspecies of Chalcides ocellatus.[2][4][5] The females of the species give birth to live young.
Quick Facts Riffian skink, Conservation status ...
Riffian skink | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Chalcides |
Species: | C. colosii |
Binomial name | |
Chalcides colosii Lanza, 1957 | |
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