Western Three-toed Skink

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Western Three-Toed Skink
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Chalcides
Species: C. striatus
Binomial name
Chalcides striatus
Cuvier, 1829

The Western Three-Toed Skink (Chalcides striatus) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. It is found in France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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