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Pedioplanis haackei

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Species of lizard

Pedioplanis haackei
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Pedioplanis
Species: P. haackei
Binomial name
Pedioplanis haackei
Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012

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 (1936–2021).

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. It typically has three faint dorso-lateral stripes, which are dark-colored and bordered with white. The flanks have a reticulated pattern. The semitransparent "window" of the lower eyelid consists of two large scales.

References

  1. ^ Conradie, W.; Ceríaco, L.M.P.; Baptista, N. (2020). "Pedioplanis haackei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T110221972A110221977. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110221972A110221977.en. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. ^ Pedioplanis haackei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2019.

Further reading

  • Bates MF, Alexander GJ, Bauer AM (2022). "Tribute to a legend of southern African herpetology: Wulf Dietrich Haacke (1936–2021), with a bibliography of his herpetological contributions". African Journal of Herpetology 71 (1): 1–13.
  • Conradie W, Measey GJ, Branch WR, Tolley KA (2012). "Revised phylogeny of African sand lizards (Pedioplanis), with the description of two new species from south-western Angola". African Journal of Herpetology 61 (2): 91–112. (Pedioplanis haackei, new species).


Taxon identifiers
Pedioplanis haackei


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