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Manuel's Skink
Chalcides manueli
Chalcides manueli, commonly known as Manuel's skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Scincinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.
From the article Chalcides manueli on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Chalcides manueli is found in western Morocco, west of the High Atlas and Anti-Atlas mountain ranges.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
Adult females of Chalcides manueli give birth to live young, by a mode of reproduction which has been variously described as being viviparous and as being ovoviviparous.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
In human culture
The specific name, manueli, is in honor of Albert Manuel of Rabat who helped Hediger to organize an expedition to Morocco.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Chalcides manueli in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37230.