Chalcides ebneri

Chalcides ebneri, also known commonly as Ebner's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.^[1]

Chalcides ebneri
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Chalcides
Species:	C. ebneri
Binomial name
Chalcides ebneri F. Werner, 1931
Synonyms[2]
Chalcides ocellatus vittatus var. ebneri F. Werner, 1931 Chalcides ebneri — G. Pasteur, 1981

Etymology

The specific name, ebneri, is in honor of Austrian entomologist Richard Ebner (1885–1961).^[3]

Conservation status

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.^[1]

Habitat

C. ebneri is found in rocky areas near grassy ground cover.^[1]

Reproduction

The females of C. ebneri give birth to live young,^[1] by ovoviviparity.^[2]