Pedioplanis huntleyi

Pedioplanis huntleyi is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Angola.[1][2]

Pedioplanis huntleyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Pedioplanis
Species:
P. huntleyi
Binomial name
Pedioplanis huntleyi
Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012

Etymology

The specific name, huntleyi, is in honor of Brian Huntley who was chief executive officer of the South African National Biodiversity Institute.[2]

Geographic range

P. huntleyi is found in southwestern Angola in Cunene and Namibe Provinces.[1][2]

Habitat

The natural habitats of P. huntleyi are rocky areas, shrubland, and woodland.[2]

References

  1. Conradie, W.; Ceríaco, L.M.P.; Baptista, N. (2020). "Pedioplanis huntleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T110221992A110221995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110221992A110221995.en. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. Pedioplanis huntleyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2019.

Further reading

  • Conradie W, Measey GJ, Branch WR, Tolley KA (2012). "Revised phylogeny of African sand lizards (Pedioplanis), with description of two new species from south-western Angola". African Journal of Herpetology 61 (2): 91–112. (Pedioplanis huntleyi, new species).
  • Marques MP, Ceríaco LMP, Blackburn DC, Bauer AM (2018). "Diversity and Distribution of the Amphibians and Terrestrial Reptiles of Angola: Atlas of Historical and Bibliographic Records (1840–2017)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 65: 1–501. (Supplement II).


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