Eumeces algeriensis

Eumeces algeriensis, commonly called the Algerian skink, Algerian orange-tailed skink, Berber's skink,^[2] in French eumece d'Algérie, or in Spanish bulán, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae.^[3] The species is endemic to the Maghreb region of North Africa.^[3]

Algerian skink
Eumeces algeriensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Eumeces
Species:	E. algeriensis
Binomial name
Eumeces algeriensis W. Peters, 1864
Synonyms
Eumeces pavimentatus var. algeriensis W. Peters, 1864 Eumeces algeriensis — Boulenger, 1887 Eumeces schneideri algeriensis — Eiselt, 1940 Eumeces algeriensis — Caputo et al., 1993 Novoeumeces algeriensis — Griffith et al., 2000 Eumeces algeriensis — Schmitz et al., 2004[1]

Geographic range

E. algeriensis is found in Algeria and Morocco (including the Spanish exclave Melilla).^[3]

Habitat

The natural habitats of E. algeriensis are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.^[3]

Reproduction

E. algeriensis is oviparous.^[3]

References

1. Eumeces algeriensis. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
2. 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. ("Berber's Skink Eumeces algeriensis", p. 23).
3. Geniez P et al. (2009) Eumeces algeriensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 15 April 2015.

Further reading

• 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. (Eumeces algeriensis, pp. 384–385).
• Caputo V, Odierna G, Aprea G, Capriglione T (1993). "Eumeces algeriensis - a full species of the Eumeces schneiderii group (Scincidae) - karyological and morphological evidence". Amphibia-Reptilia 14 (2): 187–193.
• Griffith H, Ngo A, Murphy RW (2000). "A cladistic evaluation of the cosmopolitan genus Eumeces Wiegmann (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae)". Russ. J. Herpetol. 7 (1): 1–16. Archived 2006-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Peters W (1864). "Die Eidechsenfamilie der Scincoiden, insbesondere über die Schneider'schen, Wiegmann'schen und neue Arten des zoologischen Museums". Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1864: 44–58. (Eumeces pavimentatus var. algeriensis, new species, p. 49). (in German).
• Schleich HH, Kästle W, Kabisch K (1996). Amphibians and Reptiles of North Africa. Koenigstein, Germany: Koeltz. 627 pp.
• Schmitz, Andreas; Mausfeld, Patrick; Embert, Dirk (2004). "Molecular studies on the genus Eumeces Wiegmann, 1834: phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic implications". Hamadryad 28 (1-2): 73–89. Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Picture of Eumeces algeriensis
• Picture of Eumeces schneideri