Chalcides pistaciae
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The Cylindrical skink (Chalcides pistaciae) is a species of skink
that lives in Spain
and Portugal
. Some authorities classify this species as a subspecies of Chalcides bedriagai
and state the year 1967 as the date of its description.
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. Together with several other lizard families, including Lacertidae , they comprise the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha...
that lives in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. Some authorities classify this species as a subspecies of Chalcides bedriagai
Chalcides bedriagai
The Bedriaga's Skink 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...
and state the year 1967 as the date of its description.