Chalcides

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Chalcides is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae).

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
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Chalcides
Chalcides ocellatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Scincinae
Genus: Chalcides
Laurenti, 1768
Species

About 30, see text.

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It is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae (= Scincidae sensu Hedges 2014), a monophyletic clade of primarily African skinks.

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]

Nota bene: In the above list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Chalcides.

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