Heremites auratus

Heremites auratus, the Levant skink,^[1] golden grass mabuya, or golden grass skink, is a species of skink.^[2] It is found in Greece and Turkey,^[1][2] and possibly much more widely in Asia and even north-eastern Africa.^[2]

Heremites auratus
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:	Heremites
Species:	H. auratus
Binomial name
Heremites auratus (L., 1758)
Synonyms
Lacerta aurata Linnaeus, 1758 Euprepis auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) Mabuya aurata (Linnaeus, 1758) Trachylepis aurata (Bauer 2003)