Chalcides sepsoides (Audouin, 1829).

Length up to 116 mm. The body is narrow and elongated with very reduced limbs, each with five toes, although sometimes some toes are missing; the snout is flattened and shovel-like. The dorsal scales are very smooth; the color is sandy above, white below with a dark stripe through the eye; it is well adapted to digging, locomotion, and respiration under the sand. Audouin’s Sand Skink is found in sandy habitats ranging from sand dunes to sandy spots in rocky wadis. It ‘swims’ immediately below the surface of the sand leaving a characteristic raised, winding track. Mostly nocturnal in the summer; it becomes increasingly diurnal in the winter feeding on insects and other invertebrates including subterranean species. In Egypt, it is found in the Western Desert, the northern part of the Eastern Desert, and Sinai. Its global range is restricted to North Africa and Western Asia. It is common and widespread.