Chalcides manueli

Chalcides manueli
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Chalcides
Species:	C. manueli
Binomial name
	Chalcides manueli; Hediger, 1935
Synonyms
	Chalcides ocellatus manueli ; Hediger, 1935; Chalcides manueli ; — Caputo & Mellado, 1992;

Chalcides manueli, commonly known as Manuel's skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Scincinae of the family Scincidae.^[2]

Geographic range edit

C. manueli is endemic to Morocco.^[2]

Etymology edit

The specific name, manueli, is in honor of Albert Manuel of Rabat who helped Hediger to organize an expedition to Morocco.^[3]

Reproduction edit

Adult females of C. manueli give birth to live young.

Conservation status edit

C. manueli is somewhat rare throughout its distribution and is affected by deforestation, desertification, and overgrazing. It is likely that the species is in decline, and its range is severely fragmented.^[4]

References edit

^ Joger, U.; Slimani, T.; El Mouden, H.; Geniez, P. (2006). "Chalcides manueli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61478A12475316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61478A12475316.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Species Chalcides manueli at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
^ 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 manueli, p. 167).
^ Joger, U.; Slimani, T.; El Mouden, H.; Geniez, P. (2006). "Chalcides manueli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61478A12475316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61478A12475316.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is vulnerable.