Algerian Orange-Tailed Skink
| Algerian orange-tailed skink | |
|---|---|
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| Eumeces algeriensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eumeces |
| Species: | E. algeriensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eumeces algeriensis W. Peters, 1864 | |
| Synonyms | |
The Algerian orange-tailed skink (Eumeces algeriensis), in French eumece d'Algérie, or in Spanish bulán, is a species of skink in the Scincidae family.[2] The species is endemic to the Maghreb region of North Africa.[2]
Geographic range
It is found in Algeria and Morocco (including the Spanish exclave Melilla).[2]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.[2]
Reproduction
E. algeriensis is oviparous.[2]
References
- ↑ Eumeces algeriensis. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 1 2 3 4 5 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.
- 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, p. 49).
- 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.
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