Pedioplanis huntleyi
| Pedioplanis huntleyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Pedioplanis |
| Species: | P. huntleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pedioplanis huntleyi , , Branch & , 2012
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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.[1]
Geographic range[]
P. huntleyi is found in southwestern Angola in Cunene Province and Namibe Province.[1]
Habitat[]
The natural habitats of P. huntleyi are rocky areas, shrubland, and woodland.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Pedioplanis huntleyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2019.
Further reading[]
- , , Branch WR, (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. (Pedioplanis huntleyi, new species).
- , , , Bauer AM (2018). "Diversity and Distribution of the Amphibians and Terrestrial Reptiles of Angola: Atlas of Historical and Bibliographic Records (1840–2017)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 65: 1–501. (Supplement II).
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Categories:
- 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