Heremites auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Heremites auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Heremites auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Heremites auratus is a skink species confirmed to live in Greece and Turkey, with possible wider distribution.

Family
Genus
Heremites
Order
Class
Squamata

About Heremites auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Heremites auratus, commonly known as the Levant skink, golden grass mabuya, or golden grass skink, is a species of skink. Confirmed populations of this species are located in Greece and Turkey, and it may also occur across a much wider area that includes parts of Asia and northeastern Africa.

Photo: (c) Konstantinos Kalaentzis, all rights reserved, uploaded by Konstantinos Kalaentzis

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Heremites

More from Scincidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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