Italian ore sneak
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The Italian ore crawl ( Chalcides chalcides ) is a species of lizard from the genus of the Walzenskinke (Chalcides) in the family of the Skinke (Scincidae).
features
The Italian ore crawl, up to 48 cm long, is built like a snake. Arms and legs are greatly reduced, each have three fingers or toes and hardly have any function when moving.
The upper side of the animal is yellowish, brown or gray. Different numbers and widths of longitudinal stripes run across the body and tail.
Occurrence
The distribution area extends over Italy with the exception of the Alpine area , including the islands of Sardinia , Sicily and Elba . The western ore crawl ( Chalcides striatus ), which used to be a subspecies, lives on the Iberian Peninsula and in southern France . Both species prefer sandy, grassy slopes and avoid forests.
Way of life and reproduction
The Italian ore crawl feeds on various articulated animals. After the hibernation, the ore sneaks mate from March to April. Italian ore crawls are ovoviviparous and give birth to up to 7 young animals.
literature
- Axel Kwet: Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe . Franckh'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 2005. ISBN 3-440-10237-8
Web links
- Photos of the Italian ore crawl on www.herp.it
- Chalcides chalcides in The Reptile Database
- Chalcides chalcides onthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Jose Antonio Mateo Miras, Marc Cheylan, M. Saïd Nouira, Ulrich Joger, Paulo Sá-Sousa, Valentin Pérez-Mellado, Iñigo Martínez-Solano, Roberto Sindaco, Antonio Romano, 2008. Retrieved October 13, 2013.