Chalcides boulengeri

Chalcides boulengeri, also known commonly as Boulenger's feylinia and Boulenger's wedge-snouted skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Maghreb region of North Africa.

Chalcides boulengeri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Chalcides
Species:	C. boulengeri
Binomial name
Chalcides boulengeri Anderson, 1892
Synonyms[2]
Chalcides boulengeri Anderson, 1892 Chalcides sepoides boulengeri — F. Werner, 1929 Chalcides boulengeri — Caputo et al., 1993 Sphenops boulengeri — Geniez et al., 2004 Chalcides (Sphenops) boulengeri — Kalboussi et al., 2006

Etymology

The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.^[3]

Geographic range

C. boulengeri is found in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. boulengeri are desert and shrubland.^[1]

Reproduction

C. boulengeri is viviparous.^[2] Litter size is two neonates.^[1]