Gran Canaria skink
| Gran Canaria skink | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Chalcides |
| Species: | C. sexlineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalcides sexlineatus Steindachner, 1891 | |
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The Gran Canaria skink (Chalcides sexlineatus) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family which is endemic to Gran Canaria. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rocky areas, sandy shores, pastureland, and plantations. The adults measure 16 – 18 cm out of which the tail forms 50%. Their legs are tiny, slim, and have five fingers. They live solitarily and only seek a partner during the mating season. They are ovoviviparous; females give birth to 2 - 4 babies after three months of pregnancy. They are kept as pets by terrarists.
References
- Brown, R. P. and J. Pestano. 1998. Phylogeography of Canary sland skinks inferred from mtDNA sequences. Molecular Ecology 7: 1183-1191.
- Miras, J.A.M. & Pérez-Mellado, V. 2005. Chalcides sexlineatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
- Kubát, J.
- Pestano, J. and R. P. Brown. 1999. Geographical structuring of mtDNA in Chalcides sexlineatus within the island of Gran Canaria. Proceedings of the Royal Society (Lond.) B: Biological Sciences 266: 815-823.
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