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The Gran Canaria skink (''Chalcides sexlineatus'') is a species of skink in the Scincidae family which is endemic to Gran Canaria. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rocky areas, sandy shores, pastureland, and plantations. The adults measure 16 – 18 cm out of which the tail forms 50%. Their legs are tiny, slim, and have five fingers. They live solitarily and only seek a partner during the mating season. They are ovoviviparous; females give birth to 2 - 4 babies after three months of pregnancy. They are kept as pets by terrarists. ==References== * Brown, R. P. and J. Pestano. 1998. Phylogeography of Canary sland skinks inferred from mtDNA sequences. Molecular Ecology 7: 1183-1191. * Miras, J.A.M. & Pérez-Mellado, V. 2005. (Chalcides sexlineatus ). (2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ) Downloaded on 10 July 2007. * Kubát, J. () * Pestano, J. and R. P. Brown. 1999. Geographical structuring of mtDNA in Chalcides sexlineatus within the island of Gran Canaria. Proceedings of the Royal Society (Lond.) B: Biological Sciences 266: 815-823. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gran Canaria skink」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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