Species

Chalcides polylepis

Chalcides polylepis · described by BOULENGER 1890

Chalcides bedriagai, a close relative of Chalcides polylepis — Pictured: Chalcides bedriagai, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: David Perez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Chalcides polylepis
First described: BOULENGER 1890
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Lizards (Sauria)
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Chalcides

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

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