Global conservation status: vulnerable (Source: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2)

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  • English
    • Günther's Cylindrical Skink
    • G
  • Scientific names
    • Chalcides guentheri
  • Unknown
    • Gunther's Cylindrical Skink

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Description from Wikipedia

Chalcides guentheri, or Günther's Cylindrical Skink, is a species of skink found in Israel, Lebanon, and parts of western Jordan and Syria. It is usually found in woody or shrubby areas and cannot live in modified habitats. Members of the species may be found burrowing in grasses. Females of the species give birth to an average of three live young. It is suffering under major habitat loss as a result of agriculture in the area, and...

Source: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/spatial-data. Downloaded March 2011.