- Chalcides bedriagai
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Bedriaga's Skink 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Scincidae Genus: Chalcides Species: C. bedriagai Binomial name Chalcides bedriagai
Boscá, 1880The Bedriaga's Skink (Chalcides bedriagai) is a species of skink found on the Iberian Peninsula. It usually lives in sandy areas with sparse vegetation and good ground cover. It can also live in open woodland and burrow into loose soil. Females of the species give birth to live young. It has at least one major subspecies, Chalcides bedriagai pistaciae. They're active during day and dusk, and they are very timid. They reach about 16 cm in length and have five fingers on each leg. They prey on insects, spiders, slugs and woodlice.
Threats
Major threats include modification of its habitat and changes in the population of the wild boar. Its population is most likely rapidly declining.
References
- Pleguezuelos, J. et al. (2005). Chalcides bedriagai. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 10 April 2007. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is near threatened
External links
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