Pedioplanis haackei
| Pedioplanis haackei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Pedioplanis |
| Species: | P. haackei
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| Binomial name | |
| Pedioplanis haackei , , Branch & , 2012
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Pedioplanis haackei is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Angola.[1]
Etymology[]
The specific name, haackei, is in honor of South African herpetologist (born 1936).[1][2]
Geographic range[]
P. haackei is found in Namibe Province in southwestern Angola.[1]
Habitat[]
The natural habitat of P. haackei is sandy plains near rock outcrops with some grass and Senegalia mellifera thorn bushes.[1]
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.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Pedioplanis haackei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2019.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Haacke", p. 113).
Further reading[]
- , , Branch WR, (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).
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- Pedioplanis
- Reptiles described in 2012
- Endemic fauna of Angola
- Taxa named by Werner Conradie
- Taxa named by G. John Measey
- Taxa named by William Roy Branch
- Taxa named by Krystal A. Tolley
- Lacertidae stubs