Pedioplanis inornata

Pedioplanis inornata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Pedioplanis
Species:	P. inornata
Binomial name
	Pedioplanis inornata; (Roux, 1907)
Synonyms
	Eremias inornata ; Roux, 1907; Eremias undata inornata ; — Daan & , 1966; Pedioplanis undata inornata ; — , 1989; Pedioplanis inornata ; — Bauer & Branch, 2003;

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.^[1]

Description[]

Adults of P. inornata have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.5–5.0 cm (1.8–2.0 in), 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.^[2]

Reproduction[]

P. inornata is oviparous.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Pedioplanis inornata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2019.
^ 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 inornata, p. 174 + Plate 58).

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.
, Branch WR (2013). "Fifty years of herpetological research in the Namib desert and Namibia with an updated and annotated species checklist". Journal of Arid Environments 93: 94–115.
, Bauer AM, , (2007). "Nuclear and mtDNA-based phylogeny of southern African sand lizards, Pedioplanis (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44 (2): 622–633.
Roux J (1907). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Fauna von Süd-Afrika. Ergebnisse einer Reise von Prof. Max Weber im Jahre 1894. VII. Lacertilia (Eidechsen)". Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tier, Jena 25: 403–444. (Eremias inornata, new species, pp. 427-429 + Plate 15, figures 10–12). (in German).

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[RDB-1] Pedioplanis inornata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2019.

[2] 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 inornata, p. 174 + Plate 58).

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