| Algerian Three-toed Skink | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Chalcides |
| Species: | C. mertensi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalcides mertensi Klausewitz, 1954 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Chalcides chalcides ssp. mertensi Klausewitz, 1954 |
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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.