The two-fingered skink (Chalcides mauritanicus) is a ‘sand-swimmer’ with reduced limbs, closed ear holes, and a streamlined body — allowing it to move through sand at speed. It is rarely seen above the surface of its sand dune habitats along the North African coast.
The two-fingered skink (Chalcides mauritanicus) is a ‘sand-swimmer’ with reduced limbs, closed ear holes, and a streamlined body — allowing it to move through sand at speed. It is rarely seen above the surface of its sand dune habitats along the North African coast.
