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Pedioplanis
''Pedioplanis'' is a genus of lizards in the family Lacertidae. All species of ''Pedioplanis'' are endemic to southern Africa. Species There are 16 valid species in this genus: *'' Pedioplanis benguelensis'' (Bocage, 1867) – Angolan sand lizard, Bocage's sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis branchi'' Childers, Kirchhof, & Bauer, 2021 *'' Pedioplanis breviceps'' ( Sternfeld, 1911) – short-headed sand lizard, short-headed sandveld lizard, Sternfeld's sand lizard *''Pedioplanis burchelli'' ( A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) – Burchell's sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis gaerdesi'' (Mertens, 1954) – Kaokoland sand lizard, Mayer's sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis haackei'' Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012 *'' Pedioplanis huntleyi'' Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012 *'' Pedioplanis husabensis'' Berger-Dell'Mour & Mayer, 1989 – Husab sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis inornata'' (Roux, 1907) – plain sand lizard, western sand lizard *'' Pedioplanis laticeps'' ( A. Smith, 1849) – Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedioplanis Gaerdesi
''Pedioplanis gaerdesi'', known commonly as the Kaokoland sand lizard, the Kaokoveld sand lizard, and Mayer's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Namibia. Etymology The specific name, ''gaerdesi'', is in honor of German zoologist Jan Gaerdes (1889–1981), who lived in Namibia for many years. Geographic range ''P. gaerdesi'' is found in northwestern Namibia. Habitat The natural habitat of ''P. gaerdesi'' is desert. Description Adults of ''P. gaerdesi'' have a snout-to-vent length SVL of . The tail is very long, almost three times SVL. Dorsally, ''P. gaerdesi'' is golden brown. Ventrally, it is cream-colored. The flanks are spotted with yellow. The transparent "window" of the lower eyelid, which consist of one large scale, is ringed with black. 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. . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedioplanis Burchelli
''Pedioplanis burchelli'', known commonly as Burchell's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Southern Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''burchelli'', is in honor of William John Burchell who was an English explorer and naturalist.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Pedioplanis burchelli'', p. 43). Range ''P. burchelli'' is found in Lesotho and the Republic of South Africa. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''P. burchelli'' are savanna, shrubland, and grassland. Description Adults of ''P. burchelli'' have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Coloration is very variable. The lower eyelid is opaque, without any transparent "window" scales. There are no enlarged temporal or tympanic shields. Branch, Bill (2004). ''Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa''. Third Revised edition, Sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedioplanis Laticeps
''Pedioplanis laticeps'', known commonly as the Cape sand lizard or the Karoo sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa. Geographic range ''P. laticeps'' is found in Namibia and South Africa. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''P. laticeps'' is shrubland. Description The coloration of ''P. laticeps'' is very variable. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . There is no gular fold, and the nasals are not in contact with each other behind the rostral. 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. . (''Pedioplanis laticeps, p. 171 + Plate 59). Reproduction ''P. laticeps'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Kirchhof S, Penner J, Rödel M-O, Müller J (2017). "Resolution of the types, diagnostic features, and distribution of two easily confused Sand Lizards, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedioplanis Inornata
''Pedioplanis inornata'', known commonly as the plain sand lizard or the western sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa. Geographic range ''P. inornata'' is found in Namibia and South Africa. Description Adults of ''P. inornata'' have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , with a tail slightly more than twice SVL. The "window" in the lower eyelid is composed of 2-4 large semitransparent scales. Dorsally, ''P. inornata'' is uniformly grayish brown, and it has pale greenish spots on the flanks. 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. . (''Pedioplanis inornata'', p. 174 + Plate 58). Reproduction ''P. inornata'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedioplanis Breviceps
''Pedioplanis breviceps'', known commonly as the short-headed sand lizard, the short-headed sandveld lizard, and Sternfeld's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Namibia. Geographic range ''P. breviceps'' is found in northwestern Namibia. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''P. breviceps'' is desert. Description ''P. breviceps'' is a small species for its genus. It has a short head, to which the specific name, ''breviceps'', refers. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The lower eyelid is scaly and opaque, without a "window". There is sexual dimorphism in coloration: adult females and juveniles have distinct dark dorsal stripes, but adult males are uniformly brown dorsally. 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. . (''Pedioplanis breviceps'', pp. 170-171 + Plate 58). Repro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Geographic range ''P. husabensis'' is found in the central portion of the Namib desert in Namibia. Reproduction ''P. husabensis'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and .... References 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 Repti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedioplanis Namaquensis
''Pedioplanis namaquensis'', known commonly as the Namaqua sand lizard or ''l'Érémias namaquois'' (in French), is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa. Geographic range ''P. namaquensis'' is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Description A slender and small species, adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The lower eyelid has 10–12 enlarged scales, and is semitransparent. 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. . (''Pedioplanis namaquensis'', pp. 172-173 + Plate 57). Diet ''P. namaquensis'' preys upon insects. Reproduction ''P. namaquensis'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedioplanis Benguelensis
''Pedioplanis bengulensis'', known commonly as the Angolan sand lizard or Bocage's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa. Geographic range ''P. benguelensis'' is found in Angola and Namibia. Reproduction ''P. benguelensis'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and .... References Further reading * Bocage JVB (1867). "''Diagnoses de quelques reptiles nouveaux de l'Afrique occidentale''". ''Jornal de sciencias mathematicas physicas e naturaes, Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa'' 1 (3): 229-232. ("''Eremias benguelensis'' ic, new species, p. 229). (in French). * Branch, Bill (2004). ''Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa''. Third Revised edition, Second impression. San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedioplanis Branchi
''Pedioplanis branchi'' is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ....Pedioplanis branchi References Pedioplanis Reptiles described in 2021 Endemic fauna of Namibia Taxa named by Aaron M. Bauer {{Lacertidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedioplanis Huntleyi
''Pedioplanis huntleyi'' is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Angola. Etymology The specific name, ''huntleyi'', is in honor of Brian Huntley who was chief executive officer of the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Geographic range ''P. huntleyi'' is found in southwestern Angola in Cunene Province and Namibe Province. Habitat The natural habitats of ''P. huntleyi'' are rocky areas, shrubland, and woodland A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the ''plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see .... References 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. (''Pediopla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedioplanis Haackei
''Pedioplanis haackei'' is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Angola. Etymology The specific name, ''haackei'', is in honor of South African herpetologist Wulf Dietrich Haacke (born 1936).Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Haacke", p. 113). Geographic range ''P. haackei'' is found in Namibe Province in southwestern Angola. Habitat The natural habitat of ''P. haackei'' is sandy plains near rock outcrops with some grass and ''Senegalia mellifera'' thorn bushes. Description ''P. haackei'' has 10 longitudinal rows of ventral scales In snakes, the ventral scales or gastrosteges are the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of the body from the neck to the anal scale. When counting them, the first is the anteriormost ventral scale that conta .... It typically has three faint dorso-lateral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Sternfeld
Richard Sternfeld (8 February 1884, in Bielefeld – 1943 in Auschwitz) was a German-Jewish herpetologist, who was responsible for describing over forty species of amphibians and reptiles, particularly from Germany's African and Pacific colonies (i.e. modern-day Tanzania, Cameroon, Togo, Namibia and Papua New Guinea). Education Sternfeld was the son of a merchant in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. He was educated in a local gymnasium and initially entered university in 1903 to study medicine at Freiburg, but he switched to studying natural science at Bonn. In 1907 he returned to Freiburg, to obtain his Dr. Phil., with a dissertation on the biology of mayflies under the guidance of evolutionary biologist August Weismann. Museum employment and First World War Sternfeld's first appointment was alongside herpetologist Gustav Tornier at the Zoological Museum at the University of Berlin. He worked on the herpetofaunas of the German colonies in Africa and the Southwest P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |