Trachylepis aurata

Trachylepis aurata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Trachylepis
Species: T. aurata
Binomial name
Trachylepis aurata
(L., 1758)
Synonyms
  • Lacerta aurata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Euprepis auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Mabuya aurata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Heremites auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Trachylepis aurata, the Levant skink,[1] golden grass mabuya, or golden grass skink, is a species of skink.[2] It is found in Greece and Turkey,[1][2] and possibly much more widely in Asia and even north-eastern Africa.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Petros Lymberakis; Varol Tok; Ismail H. Ugurtas; Murat Sevinç; Göran Nilson; Ferdi Akarsu & Uğur Kaya (2009). "Trachylepis aurata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T157291A5072229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T157291A5072229.en. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Heremites auratus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2017.


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