Algerian Three-Toed Skink
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Chalcides chalcides ssp. mertensi Klausewitz, 1954 |
The Algerian Three-toed Skink or Seps Tridactyle De L'Algerie (Chalcides mertensi) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. It is found in Algeria and Tunisia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Miras, J.A.M., Joger, U., Pleguezuelos, J., Slimani, T., El Mouden, H. & Geniez, P. 2005. Chalcides mertensi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
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