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Chafarinas' skink
Chalcides parallelus Doumergue, 1901
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Chafarinas's skink (Chalcides parallelus) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is found in Algeria, Morocco, and Spain. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, rocky shores, sandy shores, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Chafarinas's skink; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:37:21.567750+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chalcides parallelus Doumergue, 1901
- Name authority
- Doumergue, 1901
- Common name
- Chafarinas' skink
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Chalcides
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyScincidae
- subfamilyScincinae
- genusChalcides
- speciesChalcides parallelus Doumergue, 1901
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chalcides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chalcides pentadactylus (Beddome, 1870) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Duméril's Wedge-snouted SkinkChalcides sphenopsiformis (Duméril, 1856) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ocellated (Bronze) SkinkChalcides ocellatus (Forskål, 1775) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Armitage's Cylindrical SkinkChalcides armitagei Boulenger, 1922 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spanish Cylindrical SkinkChalcides bedriagai (Bosca, 1880) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ocellated skinkChalcides bottegi Boulenger, 1898 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boulenger's FeyliniaChalcides boulengeri Anderson, 1892 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cylindrical SkinkChalcides chalcides (Linnaeus, 1758) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Colosi's Cylindrical SkinkChalcides colosii Lanza, 1957 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ebner's Cylindrical SkinkChalcides ebneri Werner, 1931 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Günther's Cylindrical SkinkChalcides guentheri Boulenger, 1887 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chalcides lanzai Pasteur, 1967 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chalcides ghiarai Caputo & Mellado, 1992 Caputo & Mellado, 1992 | synonym |
| Chalcides polylepis Mellado et al., 1987 Mellado et al., 1987 | ambiguous synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Chalcides&species=parallelus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:TFRD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.