Chalcides guentheri, also known commonly as Günther's cylindrical skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Near East.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Chalcides |
| Species: | C. guentheri
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| Chalcides guentheri Boulenger, 1887
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Etymology
editThe specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.[2]
Geographic range
editC. guentheri is found in northern Israel, southern Lebanon, extreme northwestern Jordan, and extreme southwestern Syria.[1]
Description
editC. guentheri has no limbs.[3]
Habitat
editC. guentheri is usually found in wooded or shrubby areas and cannot live in modified habitats. Members of the species may be found burrowing in grasses.[1]
Reproduction
editSexually mature females of C. guentheri give birth to an average of three live young,[1] by ovoviviparity.[3]
Conservation status
editC. guentheri is suffering under major habitat loss as a result of agriculture in the area, and its population is in decline. It is protected by legislation in Israel.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Werner, Y.; Disi, M.A.M.; Hraoui-Bloquet, S.; Sadek, R. (2006). "Chalcides guentheri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61476A12474629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61476A12474629.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ 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 guentheri, pp. 110-111).
- ^ a b Species Chalcides guentheri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- 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. (Chalcides guentheri, new species, pp. 404–405).
- Disi AM, Modrý D, Nečas P, Rifai L (2001). Amphibians and Reptiles of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: An Atlas and Field Guide. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 408 pp. ISBN 9783930612123.
- Goldberg SR (2012). "Chalcides guentheri, Reproduction". Herpetological Review 43: 482–483.
- Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Paleactic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 522 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.
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