Scincidae Chalcides chalcides Chalcides sexlineatus
Chalcides ocellatus (Forskål, 1775)
Ocellated Skink

C. ocellatus (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

C. ocellatus (© Jan Van Der Voort)

Adult ssp. tiligugu (Gmelin, 1789), Antas temple near Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy, June 2001
(Photo by Jan Van Der Voort)

C. ocellatus (© Jan Van Der Voort)

Adult ssp. tiligugu (Gmelin, 1789), Antas temple near Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy, June 2001
(Photo by Jan Van Der Voort)


Distribution:
Greece (Crete, Kryoneri, Attica area and nearby part of Peloponnese, Karpathos and neighbouring islands), Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Portici near Naples (Italy)

Similar species:
Chalcides bedriagai (Scincidae)

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