Sphenops

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Sphenops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenops

Sphenops is a genus of skinks found in the Sahara region of Africa.

[edit] Classification

The status of this genus is in doubt because its members might be better classified in another genus such as Chalcides.

[edit] Species of Sphenops

  • Sphenops delislei, LaTaste, 1876, Delisle's Wedge-snouted Skink.
  • Sphenops sepsoides, Wedge-snouted skink.
  • Sphenops sphenopsiformis, A Dumeril, 1856.