Eumeces algeriensis, commonly called the Algerian skink, Algerian orange-tailed skink, Berber's skink,[2] in French eumece d'Algérie, or in Spanish bulán, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae.[3] The species is endemic to the Maghreb region of North Africa.[3]
| Algerian skink | |
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| Eumeces algeriensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eumeces |
| Species: | E. algeriensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eumeces algeriensis W. Peters, 1864
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Geographic range
editE. algeriensis is found in Algeria and Morocco (including the Spanish exclave Melilla).[3]
Habitat
editThe natural habitats of E. algeriensis are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.[3]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ Eumeces algeriensis. 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. ("Berber's Skink Eumeces algeriensis", p. 23).
- ^ a b c d e Geniez P et al. (2009) Eumeces algeriensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 15 April 2015.
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. (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. [1] Archived 2006-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- 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, new species, p. 49). (in German).
- 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. [2] Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine [3] Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
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