| Chalcides | |
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| Chalcides ocellatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae |
| Genus: | Chalcides Laurenti, 1768 |
| Species | |
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About 30, see text. | |
Chalcides is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae).
It is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae (= Scincidae sensu Hedges 2014), a monophyletic clade of primarily African skinks.