Peters's banded skink

Peters' banded skink is a species of skink belonging to the monotypic genus Scincopus.
These skinks are primarily found in the arid and rocky deserts of North Africa, with their range extending across regions such as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt.

Habitat

Peter's banded skink is a secretive and primarily terrestrial species. The habitats consisted of sandy areas covered with low discontinuous shrubs and scattered annual herbaceous plants. Shrubs consisted mainly in Rhantheruim suaveolens, Haloxylon scoparium and H. schmittianum.

Reproduction

This species is oviparous. Females lay a clutch of eggs in burrows, providing protection from potential predators and temperature extremes. In captivity, clutch sizes of 4-5 eggs have been recorded.