Latastia taylori
Latastia taylori, also known commonly as Taylor's long-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.[1]
| Latastia taylori | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Latastia |
| Species: | L. taylori |
| Binomial name | |
| Latastia taylori Parker, 1942 | |
Etymology
The specific name, taylori, is in honor of British army officer, Captain R. H. R. Taylor.[2]
References
- Latastia taylori at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 May 2019.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Latastia taylori, p. 262).
Further reading
- Arillo A, Balletto E, Spanò S (1967). "Il genere Latastia Bedriaga in Somalia". Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Università di Genova 35: 105–145. (in Italian).
- Lanza B (1990). "Amphibians and reptiles of the Somali Democratic Republic: checklist and biogeography". Biogeographia 14: 407–465.
- Parker HW (1942). "The Lizards of British Somaliland, With an appendix on Topography and Climate by Capt. R. H. R. Taylor, O. B. E.". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 91: 1–101. (Latastia taylori, new species, pp. 72–74 + Figure 4, map, on p. 19).
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