Chalcides simonyi
Species of lizard
title: "Chalcides simonyi" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["chalcides", "reptiles-described-in-1891", "taxa-named-by-franz-steindachner", "taxonomy-articles-created-by-polbot", "reptiles-of-the-canary-islands", "habitats-directive-species"] description: "Species of lizard" topic_path: "general/chalcides" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcides_simonyi" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Species of lizard ::
| status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1 |status_ref = | genus = Chalcides | species = simonyi | authority = (Steindachner, 1891) | synonyms = *Chalcides viridanus Gravenhorst, 1851
- Chalcides polylepis simonyi Steindachner, 1891
- Chalcides polylepis occidentalis Steindachner, 1900 | synonyms_ref = | range_map = Chalcides simonyi distribution.png
The Fuerteventura skink (Chalcides simonyi) is an endangered ovoviviparous species of skink in the family Scincidae. Skinks are generally characterized by their smaller legs and less pronounced necks compared to typical lizards.
Etymology
The specific name, simonyi, is in honor of Viennese naturalist Oskar Simonyi (1852–1915), who also described El Hierro giant lizard in the same region.
Geographic range
C. simonyi is found only on the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.
Habitat
The natural habitats of C. simonyi are temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rocky areas, pastureland, and urban areas.
References
References
- Bowles, P.. (2024). "''Chalcides simonyi''".
- (2023-10-02). "Chalcides simonyi". Zoological Museum Hamburg.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN. 978-1-4214-0135-5. (''Chalcides simonyi'', p. 244).
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