Western 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. 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.