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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]
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 .
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."
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
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)
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).
Plestiodon elegans, elegant skink, five-striped blue-tailed skink (juvenile), or Shanghai skink (East Asia) Plestiodon fasciatus, common five-lined skink; Plestiodon gilberti, Gilbert's skink (North America) Plestiodon inexpectatus, southeastern five-lined skink; Plestiodon kishinouyei, Kishinoue's giant skink; Plestiodon lagunensis, San Lucan ...
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 ).