Chalcides pseudostriatus CAPUTO, 1993

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Chalcides (chalcides) pseudostriatus CAPUTO 1993: 104 Chalcides chalcides mertensi KLAUSEWITZ 1954: 198 (partim) Chalcides pseudostriatus — SCHLEICH, KÄSTLE & KABISCH 1996: 625 Chalcides pseudostriatus — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008
Distribution	NW Morocco Type locality: environs of Tangier (N Morocco)
Reproduction	ovovivparous
Types	Holotype: MRSN XR-152, adult male
Diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS: It differs: from C. striatus in the larger size of females, the greater number of dorsal and ventral scales and presacral vertebrae, the dorsal pattern frequency and at 8 out of 33 loci tested (tabs. X and XII, fig. 9); from C. mertensi in the greater number of ventral scales, the dorsal pattern striatus and at 11 out of the 33 loci tested (tab. X and XI, fig. 9); from C. minutus in the larger size, the greater number of dorsal scales and presacral vertebrae, the dorsal pattern striatus, and at 8 out of 33 loci C. chalcides, see the (tabs. X and XI, fig. 9); for the differences from C. chalcides, see section concerning this species. (Caputo 1993) Additional details (975 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Largest species of the genus.
Etymology	From Greek “pseudo” = false, and Latin “striatus” = striped, since this species was long mistaken for C. striatus.
References	Caputo V 1993. Taxonomy and evolution of the Chalcides chalcides complex (Reptilia, Scincidae) with description of two new species. MUSEO REGIONALE DI SCIENZE NATURALI BOLLETTINO (TURIN) 11(1): 47-120 - get paper here Martínez del Mármol, Gabriel; D. James Harris, Philippe Geniez, Philip de Pous, and Daniele Salvi 2019. Amphibians and Reptiles of Morocco. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 478 pp - get paper here Mateo, José A., Philippe Geniez and Jacques Bons 1995. Saurians of the genus Chalcides Laurenti 1768 (Reptilia, Scincidae) in Morocco, I. review and distribution. Revista Española de Herpetologia 9: 7-36 - get paper here Mediani, Mohamed; José Carlos Brito, Soumia Fahd 2015. Atlas of the amphibians and reptiles of northern Morocco: updated distribution and patterns of habitat selection. Basic and Applied Herpetology 29: - get paper here Schleich, H.H., Kästle,W., Kabisch, K. 1996. Amphibians and Reptiles of North Africa. Koeltz, Koenigstein, 627 pp. Sindaco, R. & Jeremcenko, V.K. 2008. The reptiles of the Western Palearctic. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina (Italy), 579 pp. - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.chalcides.de/Alle_Arten.html Google images

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