Scincidae

Aloufi, Abdulhadi A., Amr, Zuhair S., Abu Baker, Mohammad A. & Hamidan, Nashat, 2019, Diversity and conservation of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine reptiles and amphibians in Saudi Arabia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 204) 13 (2), pp. 181-202 : 192

Family Scincidae ( Fig. 8 )

Ten species of skinks have been reported from Saudi Arabia, and they are represented by six genera ( Ablepharus , Chalcides , Eumeces , Eurylepis , Scincus , and Trachylepis ). The three species of the genus Scincus are strictly sand-dwelling species. Chalcides levitoni is known from only one locality in southwestern Saudi Arabia ( Pasteur 1978). Panaspis wahlbergi was erroneously reported from Saudi Arabia by Al-Jumaily (1984).

Figures

Fig. 8. Scincids of Saudi Arabia. (A) Eurylepis taeniolatus.(B) Trachylepis brevicollis. (C) Chalcides ocellatus (D) Scincus scincus. Photos by A. Aloufi.