Chalcides manueli

Chalcides manueli, commonly known as Manuel's skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Scincinae of the family Scincidae.[1]

Chalcides manueli
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Chalcides
Species:	C. manueli
Binomial name
Chalcides manueli Hediger, 1935
Synonyms[1]
Chalcides ocellatus manueli Hediger, 1935 Chalcides manueli — Caputo & Mellado, 1992

Geographic range

C. manueli is endemic to Morocco.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, manueli, is in honor of Albert Manuel of Rabat who helped Hediger to organize an expedition to Morocco.[2]

Reproduction

Adult females of C. manueli give birth to live young.

Conservation status

C. manueli is somewhat rare throughout its distribution and is affected by deforestation, desertification, and overgrazing. It is likely that the species is in decline, and its range is severely fragmented.[3]

References

1. Species Chalcides manueli at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chalcides manueli, p. 167).
3. Joger U; et al. (2005). "Chalcides manueli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2007.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is vulnerable.

Further reading

• Hediger H (1935). "Herpetologische Beobachtungen in Marokko ". Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 46: 1-49. (Chalcides ocellatus manueli, new subspecies, p. 20). (in German).