
WILDLIFE
Chalcides ebneri
Country
Morocco
Conservation
Critically Endangered
Endemic
Yes
Also known as
Ebner's Skink, Seps D'Ebner
Location
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Learn moreChalcides ebneri, also known commonly as Ebner's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.
C. ebneri is found in rocky areas near grassy ground cover.
The females of C. ebneri give birth to live young, by ovoviviparity.
C. ebneri is only found in two small locations and has not been sighted since 1970. It is threatened by some agricultural practices and habitat loss, and populations presumably continue to decline.
The specific name, ebneri, is in honor of Austrian entomologist Richard Ebner (1885–1961).
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