Chalcides guentheri, or Günther's Cylindrical Skink, is a species of skink

Skink

Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. Together with several other lizard families, including Lacertidae , they comprise the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha...

 found in Israel, Lebanon, and parts of western Jordan and Syria. It is usually found in woody or shrubby areas and cannot live in modified habitats. Members of the species may be found burrowing in grasses. Females of the species give birth to an average of three live young

Ovoviviparity

Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, or ovivipary, is a mode of reproduction in animals in which embryos develop inside eggs that are retained within the mother's body until they are ready to hatch...

. It is suffering under major habitat loss

Habitat destruction

Habitat destruction is the process in which natural habitat is rendered functionally unable to support the species present. In this process, the organisms that previously used the site are displaced or destroyed, reducing biodiversity. Habitat destruction by human activity mainly for the purpose of...

as a result of agriculture in the area, and its population is in decline. It is protected by legislation in Israel.