Wedge-Snouted Skink
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Sphenops sepsoides (Audouin, 1829) |
The Wedge-snouted Skink (Sphenops sepsoides) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. It is found in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Libya, and Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, freshwater springs, hot deserts, and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Disi, M., A.M., Werner, Y. & El Din, S.B. 2005. Sphenops sepsoides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.