Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
July 16th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Chalcides
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Cylindrical Skinks, Barrel Skinks
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Walzenskinke
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Nordlige Valseskinker
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1768 |  |
Chalcides Laurenti (type species: Chalcides tridactyla Laurenti 1768) |
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1816 | |
Zygnis Oken [nomen rejectum] (ICZN: Opinion 417 (19??)) |
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1830 | |
Gongylus Wagler [not Gongylus Thunberg 1815] (type species: Lacerta ocellata Forskål 1775; syn. Smith 1935) |
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1830 | |
Sphenops Wagler (type species: Sphenops capistratus Wagler 1830; syn. Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2007) |
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1839 | |
Heteromeles Dumeril & Bibron (type species: Heteromeles mauritanicus Dumeril & Bibron 1839; syn. Smith 1935) |
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1856 | |
Anisoterma Dumeril (type species: Anisoterma sphenopsiforme Dumeril 1856; syn. Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2007 [by implication]) |
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1876 | |
Allodactylus Lataste & Rochebrune (type species: Allodactylus de l'Islei Lataste 1876; syn. Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2007 [by implication]) |
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1883 | |
Gongyloseps Boettger (type species: Seps mionecton Boettger 1873; syn. Smith 1935) |
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1892 | |
Dicloniscus Cope (type species: Chalcides guentheri Boulenger 1887; syn. Shea 2021) |
Contents:
33 species, of which 13 (39.4%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Includes Sphenops, previously regarded as a synonym of Chalcides (e.g., Boulenger 1887), later revalidated (Pasteur & Bons 1960), but synonymized again with Chalcides by Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo (2007 ["2008"]).
Distribution:
Canary Islands, S. Europe, N. Africa, Middle East, S. India, Sri Lanka.
Reported from:
Algeria,
Benin,
Burkina Faso,
Chad,
Cyprus,
Djibouti,
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Eritrea
(incl.
Dahlak Archipelago),
Ethiopia,
France,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Gibraltar,
Greece
(incl.
Aegean Islands
[incl.
Cyclades Islands,
Dodecanese Islands
(incl.
Rhodes)],
Crete),
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
India
(Kerala),
Iran,
Israel,
Italy,
(incl.
Elba,
Pantelleria,
Pelagie Islands
[Lampedusa,
Linosa Islands],
Sicily),
Jordan,
Kenya,
Lebanon,
Libya,
Mali,
Malta,
Mauritania,
Morocco,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Oman,
Pakistan,
Portugal,
Qatar,
San Marino,
Saudi Arabia,
Senegal,
Somalia,
South Sudan,
Spain
(incl.
Canary Islands
[Fuerteventura,
Gomera,
Gran Canaria,
Hierro,
Lanzarote,
Tenerife]),
Sri Lanka,
Sudan,
Syria,
Togo,
Tunisia,
Turkey,
Turkmenistan,
United Arab Emirates,
Western Sahara,
Yemen.
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Chalcides armitagei
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Gambian Cylindrical Skink, (Armitage's Skink)
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Gambianischer Walzenskink
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Gambiansk Valseskink
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1922 | |
Chalcides armitagei Boulenger |
Remarks:
The year of the original description has sometimes been erroneously quoted as 1896, 1920 or 1921 (e.g., Pasteur 1981; Frank & Ramus 1995).
Distribution:
Gambia,
Guinea-Bissau,
Senegal.
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Chalcides bedriagai
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Spanish Cylindrical Skink, (Bedriaga's Skink)
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Iberischer Walzenskink, Spanischer Walzenskink
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Spansk Valseskink
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1880 | |
Gongylus ocellatus bedriagai Bosca |
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Chalcides bedriagae Boulenger 1887 |
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1966 | |
Chalcides bedriagai montanus Valverde [not Chalcides ocellatus montanus Werner 1931] (Böhme (ed.) 1981) |
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1966 | |
Chalcides bedriagai pistaciae Valverde (Böhme (ed.) 1981) |
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Chalcides pistaciae Valverde 1966 |
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1968 | |
Chalcides bedriagai albaredae Valverde [substitute name for Chalcides bedriagai montanus Valverde 1966] (Böhme (ed.) 1981) |
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1997 | |
Chalcides bedriagai cobosii Valverde |
Remarks:
Tentatively includes Chalcides bedriagae pistaciae Valverde 1967, a taxon which status remain uncertain (Arnold 2002; Speybroeck & Crochet 2007).
Distribution:
Gibraltar,
Portugal,
Spain.
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Chalcides bedriagai
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Chalcides bottegi
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Ethiopian Cylindrical Skink, (Bottego's Bronze Skink)
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Äthiopischer Walzenskink
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Etiopisk Valseskink
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1898 | |
Chalcides bottegi Boulenger |
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Chalcides ragazzii bottegi Pasteur 1981 |
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Chalcides ocellatus bottegi Drewes 1972 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Greenbaum, Campbell & Raxworthy (2006).
Distribution:
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
South Sudan,
Sudan.
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Chalcides boulengeri
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Tunisian Cylindrical Skink, (Boulenger's Sand Skink, Boulenger's Skink)
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Tunesischer Keilschleiche
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Tunesisk Valseskink
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1896 | |
Chalcides boulengeri Anderson |
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Chalcides sepsoides var. boulengeri Lépiney & Németh 1949 |
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Sphenops boulengeri Pasteur & Bons 1960 |
Remarks:
Brandley, Schmitz & Reeder (2005) reported boulengeri from the Senegal/Mauritania border, but this record probably refers to delislei or sphenopsiformis
(Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2007 ["2008"]).
Distribution:
Algeria,
Libya,
Morocco,
Tunisia.
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Chalcides chalcides
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Italian Three-toed Cylindrical Skink, Italian Three-toed Skink
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Italienische Erzschleiche, Östliche Erzschleiche
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Kobberskink
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1758 | |
Lacerta chalcides Linnaeus |
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Chalcides chalcides Stejneger 1936 |
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1768 | |
Chalcides tridactyla Laurenti (Busack 1986) |
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1801 | |
Chamaesaura chalkis Schneider (Böhme (ed.) 1981) |
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1820 | |
Seps chalcidica Merrem [substitute name for Lacerta chalcides Linnaeus 1758] (Mertens & Wermuth 1960) |
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1828 | |
Seps vittata Leuckart (Caputo, Lanza & Palmieri 1995) |
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Chalcides chalcides vittatus Klausewitz 1954 |
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1833 | |
Seps concolor Metaxa (Böhme (ed.) 1981) |
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Chalcides chalcides concolor Klausewiz 1954 |
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1833 | |
Seps quadrilineata Metaxa (Böhme (ed.) 1981) |
Remarks:
Previously included mertensi and striatus (e.g., Mertens & Wermuth 1960).
Records from Portugal, Spain and France refer to striatus.
Busack (1986) referred all North African records to mertensi, but Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008) referred the Tunisian and Libyan populations
as well as the introduced, Sardinian population to C. c. vittatus.
Introduced to:
Italy
(Sardinia).
Distribution:
Algeria,
Italy
(incl.
Elba,
Sicily),
Libya,
San Marino,
Tunisia.
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Chalcides coeruleopunctatus
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Blue-spotted Canarian Skink
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Südlicher Kanarenskink
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Blåplettet Valseskink
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1975 | |
Chalcides viridanus coeruleopunctatus Salvador |
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Chalcides coeruleopunctatus Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2007 ["2008"] |
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2023 | |
Chalcides coeruleopunctatus garciamarquezi Mateo, Geniez, Veiret & López-Jurado |
Distribution:
Canary Islands
(Gomera,
Hierro).
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Chalcides colosii
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Riffian Skink
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Riff-Walzenskink
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Riff-valseskink
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1957 | |
Chalcides ocellatus colosii Lanza [substitute name for Chalcides ocellatus var. vittatus Boulenger 1890] |
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Chalcides colosii Pasteur 1981 |
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1890 | |
Chalcides ocellatus var. vittatus Boulenger [not Seps vittata Leuckart 1828] (Lanza 1957) |
Distribution:
Morocco.
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Chalcides delislei
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Central Saharan Three-fingered Skink, (De l'Isle's Sand Skink, De l'Isle's Wedge-snouted Skink, De l'Isle's Skink, Lataste's Three-fingered Skink)
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Zentralsaharischer Keilschleiche
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Centralsaharisk Valseskink
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1876 | |
Allodactylus de l'Islei Lataste |
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Chalcides delislei Boulenger 1887 |
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Sphenops delislei Pasteur & Bons 1960 |
Distribution:
Algeria,
Chad,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
Sudan,
Western Sahara.
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Chalcides ebneri
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North Moroccan Cylindrical Skink, (Ebner's Skink)
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Nordmarokkanischer Walzenskink
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Nordmarokkansk Valseskink
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1931 | |
Chalcides ocellatus vittatus ebneri forma n. Werner |
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Chalcides ebneri Pasteur 1981 |
Distribution:
Morocco.
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Chalcides guentheri
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Levant Cylindrical Skink, (Günther's Cylindrical Skink)
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Levantischer Walzenskink
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Levantisk Valseskink
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1887 | |
Chalcides guentheri Boulenger |
Remarks:
A single record (Werner 1983) from Cairo (Egypt) is obviously a locality error (Baha el Din 2006).
Distribution:
Israel,
Jordan,
Lebanon,
Syria.
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Chalcides humilis
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Saharan Ocellated Skink, Saharan Bronze Skink
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Gefleckter Sahara-Walzenskink
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Plettet Sahara-valseskink
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1896 | |
Chalcides ocellatus var. humilis Boulenger |
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Chalcides cf. humilis Baha el Din 2006 |
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1936 | |
Chalcides ocellatus tassiliensis Angel |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym or subspecies of ocellatus. Tentatively revalidated as a separate species by Baha el Din (2006).
Distribution:
Egypt,
Eritrea
(incl.
Dahlak Archipelago),
Ethiopia,
Sudan.
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Chalcides lanzai
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Central Atlas Cylindrical Skink
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Atlas-Walzenskink
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Atlas-valseskink
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1967 | |
Chalcides ocellatus lanzai Pasteur |
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Chalcides lanzai Caputo & Mellado 1992 |
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Chalcides montanus lanzai Mateo, Geniez & Bons 1995 |
Remarks:
Variously regarded as a subspecies of montanus (e.g., Mateo, Geniez & Bons 1995) or as a distinct species (e.g., Caputo & Mellado 1992; Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2007 ["2008"]).
Distribution:
Morocco.
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Chalcides levitoni
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Southwest Arabian Cylindrical Skink
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Südwestarabischer Walzenskink
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Sydvestarabisk Valseskink
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1978 | |
Chalcides levitoni Pasteur |
Distribution:
Saudi Arabia.
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Chalcides manueli
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Moroccan Ocellated Skink
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Marokkanischer Gefleckter Walzenskink
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Marokkansk Plettet Valseskink
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1935 | |
Chalcides ocellatus manueli Hediger |
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Chalcides manueli Caputo & Mellado 1992 |
Distribution:
Morocco.
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Chalcides mauritanicus
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Algerian Two-toed Cylindrical Skink, Two-fingered Skink
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Algerischer Zweizehiger Walzenskink
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Algiersk Totået Valseskink
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1839 | |
Heteromeles mauritanicus Dumeril & Bibron |
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Chalcides mauritanicus Boulenger 1887 |
Distribution:
Algeria,
Morocco.
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Chalcides mertensi
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Algerian Three-toed Cylindrical Skink
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Algerischer Dreizehiger Walzenskink
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Algiersk Tretået Valseskink
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1954 | |
Chalcides chalcides mertensi Klausewitz |
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Chalcides mertensi Busack 1986 |
Distribution:
Algeria,
Tunisia.
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Chalcides minutus
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Lesser Three-toed Cylindrical Skink, Small Three-toed Skink
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Kleiner Dreizehiger Walzenskink
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Lille Tretået Valseskink
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1993 | |
Chalcides minutus Caputo |
Distribution:
Algeria,
Morocco.
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Chalcides mionecton
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Mionecton Skink
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Marokko-Erzschleiche
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Marokkansk Lavlands-valseskink
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1873 | |
Seps mionecton Boettger |
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Chalcides mionecton Boettger 1887 |
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1917 | |
Chalcides trifasciatus Chabanaud (Schleich, Kästle & Kabisch 1996) |
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Chalcides mionecton trifasciatus Hediger 1935 |
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1962 | |
? Chalcides atlantis Pasteur (Pasteur 1981; Schleich, Kästle & Kabisch 1996) |
Distribution:
Morocco.
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Chalcides mionecton
© Rune Midtgaard
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Chalcides montanus
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Moroccan Mountain Cylindrical Skink, Moroccan Mountain Skink
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Marokkanischer Gebirgs-Walzenskink
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Marokkansk Bjergvalseskink
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1931 | |
Chalcides ocellatus montanus Werner |
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Chalcides montanus Caputo & Mellado 1992 |
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2024 | |
Chalcides montanus pallaryi Geniez, Lutgen, Hingrat, Rivière, Beddek, Peyre & Crochet |
Remarks:
Previously included lanzai.
Distribution:
Morocco.
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Chalcides ocellatus
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Mediterranean Ocellated Skink, Ocellated Skink, Ocellated Barrel Skink, Ocellated Bronze Skink, Eyed Cylindrical Skink, Eyed Skink
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Gefleckter Walzenskink
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Europæisk Plettet Valseskink
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1775 | |
Lacerta ocellata Forskål |
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Scincus ocellatus Olivier 1801 |
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Tiliqua ocellata Cuvier 1829 |
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Gongylus ocellatus Wagler 1830 |
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Seps ocellatus Günther 1871 |
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Chalcides ocellatus Boulenger 1887 |
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1789 | |
Lacerta tiligugu Gmelin (Böhme (ed.) 1981) |
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Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu Boulenger 1890 |
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1801 | |
Scincus tirus Rafinesque (Böhme (ed.) 1981) |
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1801 | |
Scincus variegatus Schneider (Böhme (ed.) 1981) |
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1833 | |
Scincus thyro Metaxa (Mertens & Wermuth 1960) |
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1839 | |
Tiliqua microcephala Gray (Böhme (ed.) 1981) |
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1882 | |
Gongylus ocellatus var. vulgaris Bedriaga (Böhme (ed.) 1981) |
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1897 | |
Lygosoma akeleyi Meek (Parker 1942) |
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1915 | |
Chalcides ocellatus var. nigerrima Krausse (Böhme (ed.) 1981) |
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1920 | |
Chalcides ocellatus var. linosae Boulenger (Böhme (ed.) 1981; Mateo, Geniez & Bons 1995) |
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1921 | |
Chalcides ocellatus linosanus Mertens (Böhme (ed.) 1981) |
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1931 | |
Chalcides ocellatus subtypicus Werner (Schleich, Kästle & Kabisch 1996) |
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1954 | |
Chalcides ocellatus sacchii Lanza |
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1954 | |
Chalcides ocellatus zavattarii Lanza |
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2024 | |
Chalcides ocellatus pallaryi Geniez, Lutgen, Hingrat, Rivière, Beddek, Peyre & Crochet |
Remarks:
Previously included humilis.
Taxonomic status of a record from Sri Lanka (Karunarathna, Wickramasinghe, Samarawickrama & Munindradasa 2008, as "cf. ocellatus") is uncertain.
Introduced to:
Italy
(mainland,
Sardinia),
USA
(Arizona,
California,
Florida).
Distribution:
Algeria,
Chad,
Cyprus,
Djibouti,
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
Greece
(incl.
Aegean Islands
[incl.
Cyclades Islands,
Dodecanese Islands
(incl.
Rhodes)],
Crete),
Iran,
Israel,
Italy
(incl.
Pantelleria,
Pelagie Islands
[Lampedusa,
Linosa Islands],
Sicily),
Jordan,
Lebanon,
Libya,
Mali,
Malta,
Mauritania,
Morocco,
Niger,
Oman,
Pakistan,
Qatar,
Saudi Arabia,
Somalia,
Sudan,
Syria,
Tunisia,
Turkey,
Turkmenistan,
United Arab Emirates,
Western Sahara,
Yemen.
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Chalcides ocellatus
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Chalcides parallelus
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Algerian Five-toed Cylindrical Skink, (Chafarina's Skink)
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Algerischer Fünfzehiger Walzenskink
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Algiersk Femtået Valseskink
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1901 | |
Gongylus ocellatus var. parallelus Doumergue |
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Chalcides parallelus Mateo, Geniez & Bons 1995 |
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1992 | |
Chalcides ghiarai Caputo & Mellado (Mateo, Geniez & Bons 1995) |
Distribution:
Algeria,
Morocco.
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Chalcides pentadactylus
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Indian Cylindrical Skink, Indian Earless Skink
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Indischer Walzenskink
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Indisk Valseskink
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1870 | |
Sphenocephalus ? pentadactylus Beddome |
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Chalcides pentadactylus Boulenger 1890 |
Remarks:
Not mentioned by Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo (2007 ["2008"]). Status of pentadactylus is uncertain, and presence in India needs confirmation (Venugopal 2010; Palot 2015).
Distribution:
India
(Kerala).
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Chalcides polylepis
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Many-scaled Cylindrical Skink, Multiscaled Skink, Many-scaled Skink, Moroccan Skink
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Vielschuppiger Walzenskink, (Marokkanischer Walzenskink)
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Mangeskællet Valseskink
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1890 | |
Chalcides ocellatus var. polylepis Boulenger |
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Chalcides polylepis Lanza 1957 |
Remarks:
Previously included simonyi (formerly known as C. polylepis occidentalis), now regarded as a separate species. Records from the Canary Islands refer to simonyi (Bischoff (ed.) 1998).
Distribution:
Morocco,
Western Sahara.
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Chalcides pseudostriatus
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Moroccan Three-toed Cylindrical Skink
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Marokkanischer Dreizehiger Walzenskink
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Marokkansk Tretået Valseskink
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1993 | |
Chalcides pseudostriatus Caputo |
Distribution:
Morocco.
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Chalcides pulchellus
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West African Cylindrical Skink
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Westafrikanischer Walzenskink
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Vestafrikansk Valseskink
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1906 | |
Chalcides pulchellus Mocquard |
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Chalcides thierryi pulchellus Schätti 1986 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of thierryi (e.g., Schätti 1986). Now considered a distinct species (e.g., Greenbaum 1985; Greenbaum, Campbell & Raxworthy 2006; Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2007 ["2008"]).
Distribution:
Burkina Faso,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Mali,
Senegal.
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Chalcides ragazzii
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Eritrean Cylindrical Skink, (Ragazzi's Bronze Skink)
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Eritreischer Walzenskink
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Eritreisk Valseskink
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1890 | |
Chalcides ocellatus ragazzii Boulenger |
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Chalcides ragazzii Pasteur 1981 |
Remarks:
Previously included bottegi. Now restricted to the African Horn and adjacent areas. Records from West Africa and south-central Sahara refer to ocellatus. Records from Kenya refer to bottegi. Records from Sudan may refer to either bottegi or ocellatus (Greenbaum, Campbell & Raxworthy 2006).
Distribution:
Djibouti,
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
Somalia.
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Chalcides sepsoides
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Wedge-snouted Cylindrical Skink, Wedge-snouted Skink, (Audouin's Sand Skink, Saharan Sphenops)
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Östlicher Keilschleiche
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Kilesnudet Valseskink
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1829 | |
Scincus sepsoides Audouin |
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Chalcides sepoides [sic] Boulenger 1887 |
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Sphenops sepoides [sic] Panousse 1954 |
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Chalcides sepsoides Johann 1981 |
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1830 | |
Sphenops capistratus Wagler (Schleich, Kästle & Kabisch 1996) |
Remarks:
Records from Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia (e.g., Berre 1989), refer to boulengeri, sometimes regarded as conspecific with sepsoides.
Distribution:
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Israel,
Jordan,
Libya.
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Chalcides sepsoides
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Chalcides sexlineatus
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Gran Canaria Six-lined Skink, Six-lined Skink, Gran Canaria Skink
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Gestreifter Kanarenskink, Gran Canaria-Skink
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Seksstribet Valseskink
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1891 | |
Chalcides viridanus var. sexlineata Steindachner |
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Chalcides sexlineatus Boettger & Müller 1914 |
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1891 | |
Chalcides viridanus var. bistriata Steindachner (Bischoff (ed.) 1998) |
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Chalcides sexlineatus bistriatus Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2007 ["2008"] |
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Chalcides bistriatus Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 |
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1891 | |
Chalcides viridanus var. bistriata Farbvar. nigrescens Steindachner (Bischoff (ed.) 1998) |
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1891 | |
Chalcides viridanus var. bistriata Farbvar. pallens Steindachner (Bischoff (ed.) 1998) |
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1891 | |
Chalcides viridanus var. simonyi Steindachner [not Chalcides simonyi Steindachner 1891] (Bischoff (ed.) 1998) |
Remarks:
Pasteur (1981) included Madeira in the distribution, but this was not confirmed by Bischoff (ed.) (1998). Sindaco & Jeremchenko (2008) regarded bistriatus (including pallens) as a separate species.
Introduced to:
Canary Islands
(Palma).
Distribution:
Canary Islands
(Gran Canaria).
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Chalcides simonyi
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East Canarian Skink, Purpurarian Skink, Fuerteventura Skink
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Ostkanarenskink, Purpurarienskink
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Østkanarisk Valseskink
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1891 | |
Chalcides simonyi Steindachner [not Chalcides viridanus var. simonyi Steindachner 1891] |
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1900 | |
Chalcides ocellatus var. occidentalis Steindachner [substitute name for Chalcides simonyi Steindachner 1891] (Bischoff (ed.) 1998) |
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Chalcides polylepis occidentalis Lanza 1957 |
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Chalcides occidentalis Pasteur, Keymar & Perret 1988 |
Remarks:
This species was formerly known as C. occidentalis (or C. polylepis occidentalis), but the name simonyi has priority (Bischoff (ed.) 1998).
Distribution:
Canary Islands
(Fuerteventura,
Lanzarote).
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Chalcides sphenopsiformis
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Senegal Sand Skink, Senegal Skink
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Senegal-Keilschleiche
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Senegalesisk Valseskink
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1856 | |
Anisoterma sphenopsiforme Dumeril |
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Chalcides sphenopsiformis Boulenger 1887 |
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Sphenops sphenopsiformis Pasteur & Bons 1960 |
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1871 | |
Sphenops meridionalis Günther (Schleich, Kästle & Kabisch 1996) |
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1937 | |
Chalcides moseri Ahl (Caputo & Lanza 1992) |
Other common names:
moseri: (Santorini Skink)
Distribution:
Mauritania,
Morocco,
Senegal,
Western Sahara.
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Chalcides striatus
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Western Three-toed Cylindrical Skink, Western Three-toed Skink, Iberian Three-toed Skink
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Westlicher Erzschleiche
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Stribet Valseskink
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1829 | |
Zygnis striata Cuvier |
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Chalcides striatus Mertens & Müller 1940 |
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Chalcides chalcides striatus Klausewitz 1954 |
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1828 | |
Seps lineatus Leuckart [not Seps lineatus Laurenti 1768] (Mertens & Wermuth 1960) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of chalcides (e.g., Mertens & Wermuth 1960). Caputo & Odierna (1992) suggested specific recognition of striatus.
Distribution:
France,
Gibraltar,
Italy,
Portugal,
Spain.
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Chalcides striatus
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Chalcides thierryi
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Togo Cylindrical Skink, (Thierry's Cylindrical Skink)
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Togo-Walzenskink
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Togolesisk Valseskink
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1901 | |
Chalcides bottegi var. thierryi Tornier |
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Chalcides thierryi Neumann 1905 |
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Chalcides ocellatus thierryi Loveridge 1952 |
Remarks:
Previously included pulchellus.
Distribution:
Benin,
Burkina Faso,
Ghana,
Nigeria,
Togo.
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Chalcides viridanus
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West Canarian Skink, Green Skink, (Canarian Skink)
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Nördlicher Kanarenskink
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Vestkanarisk Valseskink
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1851 | |
Gongylus viridanus Gravenhorst |
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Chalcides viridanus Boulenger 1887 |
Remarks:
Previously included coeruleopunctatus. Records from Madeira (Boulenger 1887; Pasteur 1981) and Morocco (Bons 1972) are regarded as erroneous (Bischoff (ed.) 1998).
Distribution:
Canary Islands
(Tenerife).
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