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Gran Canaria Skink

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Chalcides
Species:	C. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers Squamata (scaled reptiles is the largest recent order of Reptiles including Lizards and Snakes Members of the order are distinguished by Skinks are the most diverse group of Lizards They make the family Scincidae which shares the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha with several other Chalcides is a Genus of Skinks ( family Scincidae It is usually placed in the Subfamily Scincinae which seems sexlineatus

Binomial name

Chalcides sexlineatus
Steindachner, 1891

The Gran Canaria Skink (Chalcides sexlineatus) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family which is endemic to Gran Canaria. Skinks are the most diverse group of Lizards They make the family Scincidae which shares the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha with several other Skinks are the most diverse group of Lizards They make the family Scincidae which shares the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha with several other Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere Gran Canaria (in English " Grand Canary " is an island of the Canary Islands, an Archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean 210 km from Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rocky areas, sandy shores, pastureland, and plantations. A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits" is an Ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular Species. A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria Shrubland (synonymous with Scrubland) is a habitat type dominated by woody Shrubs A shrub is a perennial woody plant that branches at ground level to form several Grasslands (also called greenswards) are areas where the Vegetation is dominated by Grasses ( Poaceae) and other Herbaceous (non-woody Fundamentally a plantation is usually a large Farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country on which Cotton, Tobacco The adults measure about 16 - 18 cm out of which the tail forms 50%. Their legs are tiny, slim, and have five fingers. They live solitarily and only seek a partner during the mating season. They're ovoviviparous; females give bith to 2 - 4 babies after three months of pregnancy. Ovoviviparous Animals develop within eggs that remain within the mother's body up until they hatch or are about to hatch They are kept as pets by terrarists. A pet is an Animal kept for companionship and enjoyment or a househeld animal as opposed to Livestock, Laboratory animals Working animals A vivarium (Latin literally for "place of life" plural vivaria or vivariums) is an area usually enclosed for keeping and raising animals or

Subspecies

Chalcides sexlineatus sexlineatus, southern Gran Canaria
Chalcides sexlineatus bistriatus, northern (more humid) Gran Canaria

Sources

Miras, J. A. M. & Pérez-Mellado, V. 2005. Chalcides sexlineatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
Kubát, J. [1]

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