Pedioplanis
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Genus: | Pedioplanis |
Pedioplanis is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. All species of Pedioplanis are endemic to southern Africa.[2][3]
Species
There are 13 valid species in this genus:[3]
- Pedioplanis benguellensis (Bocage, 1867)
- Pedioplanis breviceps (Sternfeld)
- Pedioplanis burchelli (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
- Pedioplanis gaerdesi (Mertens, 1954)
- Pedioplanis haackei Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012
- Pedioplanis huntleyi Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012
- Pedioplanis husabensis Berger-Dell'mour & Mayer, 1989
- Pedioplanis inornata (Roux, 1907)
- Pedioplanis laticeps (A. Smith, 1849)
- Pedioplanis lineoocellata (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
- Pedioplanis namaquensis (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
- Pedioplanis rubens (Mertens, 1955)
- Pedioplanis undata (A. Smith, 1838)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pedioplanis.
References
- ^ Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/ststematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/Lacertidae.
- ^ Conradie, Werner (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. doi:10.1080/21564574.2012.676079.
- ^ a b Pedioplanis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 July 2014.
Further reading
- 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. (Genus Pedioplanis, p. 170). (11 species of Pedioplanis, pp. 170–174).
- Fitzinger L. 1843. Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Pedioplanis, new genus, p. 21). (in Latin).