Pedioplanis husabensis
Pedioplanis husabensis, also known commonly as the Husab sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.[1][2]
| Pedioplanis husabensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Pedioplanis |
| Species: | P. husabensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pedioplanis husabensis Berger-Dell'Mour & Mayer, 1989 | |
Geographic range
P. husabensis is found in the central portion of the Namib desert in Namibia.[1][2]
References
- Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F. (2020). "Pedioplanis husabensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T110222006A110222019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110222006A110222019.en. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- Pedioplanis husabensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 February 2023.
Further reading
- Berger-Dell'Mour HAE, Mayer W (1989). "On the parapatric existence of two species of the Pedioplanis undata group (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae) in the central Namib desert (Southwest Africa) with the description of the new species Pedioplanis husabensis ". Herpetozoa 1 (3/4): 83–95. (in English, with an abstract in German).
- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised Edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Pedioplanis husabensis, p. 174 + Plate 58).
- Cunningham P, Wassenaar T, Henschel J (2012). "Notes on some aspects of the ecology of the Husab Sand Lizard, Pedioplanis husabensis, from Namibia". African Herp News, Newsletter of the Herpetological Association of Africa (56): 1–11.
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