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Pedioplanis husabensis

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Species of lizard

Pedioplanis husabensis
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. husabensis
Binomial name
Pedioplanis husabensis
Berger-Dell'mour & Mayer, 1989

Pedioplanis husabensis, also called Husab lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.

Geographic range

Pedioplanis husabensis inhabits a small area in the central portion of the Namib desert in Namibia. The steep bluffs on both sides of the Khan River and Swakop River are occupied by P. husabensis while higher up, the flatter knolls and hillocks are home to Pedioplanis inornata.

Reproduction

P. husabensis is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Pedioplanis husabensis


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