Chalcides ebneri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Chalcides
Species:
C. ebneri
Binomial name
Chalcides ebneri
F. Werner, 1931
Synonyms[2]
  • Chalcides ocellatus vittatus var. ebneri
    F. Werner, 1931
  • Chalcides ebneri
    — G. Pasteur, 1981

Chalcides ebneri, also known commonly as Ebner's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, ebneri, is in honor of Austrian entomologist Richard Ebner (1885–1961).[3]

Conservation status

C. ebneri is only found in two small locations and has not been sighted since 1970. It is threatened by some agricultural practices and habitat loss, and populations presumably continue to decline.[1]

Habitat

C. ebneri is found in rocky areas near grassy ground cover.[1]

Reproduction

The females of C. ebneri give birth to live young,[1] by ovoviviparity.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Miras, J.A.M.; El Mouden, H.; Pleguezuelos, J.; Slimani, T. (2006). "Chalcides ebneri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61475A12474421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61475A12474421.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Species Chalcides ebneri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ 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. (Chalcides ebneri, p. 80).

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