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Eumeces algeriensis, commonly called the Algerian skink, Algerian orange-tailed skink, Berber's skink, [2] in French eumece d'Algérie, or in Spanish bulán, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. [3] The species is endemic to the Maghreb region of North Africa. [3]
The regime of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya also banned the teaching of Berber languages, and, in a 2008 leaked diplomatic cable, the Libyan leader warned Berber minorities: "You can call yourselves whatever you want inside your homes – Berbers, Children of Satan, whatever – but you are only Libyans when you leave your homes."
Eumeces schneiderii, commonly known as Schneider's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Central Asia , Western Asia , and North Africa . There are five recognized subspecies .
Chalcides ocellatus (ocellated skink) Eumeces schneiderii zarudnyi (Schneider's skink, Berber skink or Zarudny's skink) Eurylepis indothalensis (Thal skink) Eurylepis taeniolata (alpine Punjab skink or yellow-bellied mole skink) Eutropis dissimilis (striped grass mabuya or striped grass skink) Eutropis macularia (bronze mabuya, bronze grass skink)
Berber tribes are tribes of Berber descent inhabiting the Maghreb region. They are traditionally divided into three large tribal confederations: Masmuda , Zenata and Sanhaja . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They often form smaller confederations of tribes together (for example the Haha or the Ait Yafelman ).
Twin-striped skink (Ablepharus bivittatus) Budak's snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus budaki) Chernov's skink (Ablepharus chernovi) European copper skink (Ablepharus kitaibelii) Genus: Chalcides. Gongilo (Chalcides ocellatus) Genus: Eumeces. Berber skink (Eumeces schneiderii) Genus: Ophiomorus. Limbless skink (Ophiomorus punctatissimus) Genus: Heremites
According to the Berber author Leo Africanus, Amazigh meant 'free man'; some argued that there is no root of M-Z-Ɣ meaning 'free' in the modern Berber languages. However, mmuzeɣ ('to be noble', 'generous') exists among the Imazighen of Central Morocco and tmuzeɣ ('to free oneself', 'revolt') exists among the Kabyles of Ouadhia . [ 36 ]
Most skinks, though, are medium-sized, with snout-to-vent lengths around 12 cm (4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), although some grow larger; the Solomon Islands skink (Corucia zebrata) is the largest known extant species and may attain a snout-to-vent length of some 35 cm (14 in).